In his dazzling autobiography, Naseeruddin Shah chronicles his amazing journey from a feudal village near Meerut to Catholic schools in Nainital and Ajmer, and ultimately to success on the stage and in films in Mumbai. He describes his experiences at Aligarh University, the National School of Drama, and the Film and Television Institute of India along the road, which is when his fortunes finally started to improve. And Then One Day is an engaging story told with uncommon honesty, immaculate elegance, and tongue-in-cheek humour. Ebrahim Alkazi, Shyam Benegal, Girish Karnad, Om Puri, and Shabana Azmi are among the directors and performers he has collaborated with, and there are also poignant depictions of his family members and darkly humorous stories of his school days.