The Influence Of Meena Kumari On Deepti Naval
Deepti Naval's memoir, "A Country Called Childhood" is about growing up in Amritsar in the tumultuous Fifties and Sixties
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Books
The History Of The Angrezi Villain
Excerpt from Balaji Vittal's 'Pure Evil: The Bad Men Of Bollywood'
3 months ago
How Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s Iconic Musical Partnership Came To Be
An excerpt from Rupa Publications' Music By Laxmikant Pyarelal, authored by entertainment journalist Rajiv Vijayakar
8 months ago
‘Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh’ Taps Into The Myth And The Mannat Of SRK
Economist Shrayana Bhattacharya’s debut book is her ode to both Shah Rukh and the women in whom he elicits desire,…
8 months ago
In ‘Zohra!’ Ritu Menon Gives Us The Biography To Appreciate The Story, If Not The Interior Life Of Zohra Segal
Zohra! A Biography In Four Acts is published by Speaking Tiger Press
8 months ago
Amitav Ghosh’s Jungle Nama, Performed by Ali Sethi, Playfully Dabbles In Simple Folk Storytelling And Polished Theatrical Production
Jungle Nama is illustrated by artist Salman Toor, and the audiobook is performed by Ali Sethi
9 months ago
Spending Six Years Chasing The Story Of Satya: Uday Bhatia On Bullets Over Bombay
The author speaks about the characters of Satya that don’t work, the legacy, and the queer-coded genre of gangster films
10 months ago
How Mrinal Sen Spotted The Actor Behind Mithun Chakraborty’s Flamboyance
An excerpt from Rupa Publication’s Mithun Chakraborty: The Dada of Bollywood, authored by film journalist Ram Kamal Mukherjee
11 months ago
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Patchwork Memoir Lays Bare His Tension Between Commercial And Experimental Filmmaking
“The Stranger In The Mirror” (Rupa Publications) outlines Mehra’s life in the ad world, the highs and lows of commercial…
11 months ago
How Amitabh Bachchan’s Vision Inspired Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra To Push His Boundaries
An excerpt from Rupa Publications' The Stranger In The Mirror, an autobiography by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra with author Reeta Ramamurthy…
11 months ago
Girish Karnad’s Memoir Is Symbolic Of The Bridge Between Art And Entertainment
The theater playwright, film director, actor, administrator, and activist, Girish Karnad pens his memoirs which is personal, dense, but filled…
1 year ago
Kabir Bedi’s Autobiography Is A Defensive Corrective Against His Playboy Heartbreaker Image
His open marriage with Protima Bedi, his affair with Parveen Babi where he was blamed for her mental breakdown, his…
1 year ago