Nasreen Munni Kabir
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One of the great thinkers of Indian cinema, Javed Akhtar needs no introduction. As a screenplay writer, he and Salim Khan wrote the dialogue for blockbusters like Zanjeer, Deewar, and Sholay; as a songwriter, he has composed a huge variety of songs including, ‘Yeh kahaan aa gaye hum’, ‘Kuchh na kaho’, and ‘Kal ha na ho’.
Talking Films and Songs showcases both these aspects of Javed Akhtar’s versatile genius, through ...
Renowned for her natural talent and haunting beauty, Waheeda Rehman s career spans an astonishing array of key films in Indian cinema, including Pyaasa, Abhijan, Mujhe Jeene Do, Guide, Teesri Kasam and Rang De Basanti.
In this engaging book of conversations with Nasreen Munni Kabir, Waheeda Rehman proves to be a lively raconteur, speaking about her life and work with refreshing honesty, humour and insight: from the devastating loss of her parents when she was ...
When composer A.R. Rahman's first film Roja was released in 1992, his astonishing music with its other-worldly melodies, tonal texture, pulsating rhythms made an instant impact in India. His abundantly flowing talent has given life to the score of over a hundred films, including Dil Se, Bombay, Lagaan, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, 127 Hours and Jodhaa Akbar.According to a recent estimate by the BBC, 150 million Copies of his albums have sold worldwide. A.R. ...
Great films come from great writing and the aim of The Dialogue of Pyaasa, Guru Dutt's Immortal Classic is to preserve in book form the film's complete dialogue by Abrar Alvi and songs/poems by Sahir Ludhianvi. These are presented in Hindi, Urdu and Romanised scripts. Generously illustrated, the dialogue is also accompanied by an English translation, introduction and extensive commentary by Nasreen Munni Kabir. First-rate screenwriter, Abrar Alvi has ...
The Dialogue of Awaara, Raj Kapoor's Immortal Classic is a book for lovers of both cinema and language, featuring K.A. Abbas's original screenplay and dialogue, based on a story by K.A. Abbas and V.P. Sathe. A seriously neglected area of Indian cinema is the subject of film dialogue. Through cinema is mainly a visual experience, it is through dialogue that we know the thoughts and emotions of the film's characters. Through K.A. Abbas's words and ...
This biography traces the life and works of a remarkable director and actor. The sensitivity and compassion Guru Dutt brought to his depiction of screen characters endowed them with a rare depth, and during his brief thirteen-year career, he succeeded in replacing the repetitive ingredients of formulaic cinema with an individual and lyrical vision. The enigmatic, romantic, often tragic undertones of Guru Dutt's screen personae became closely associated with his ...
Lata Mangeshkar ...in her own voice Since 1949, when Lata Mangeshkar was first noticed for her extraordinary singing talent in the Mahal song ‘Aayega aanewala,’ her magical voice has taken a firm hold of the Indian imagination. The tuneful purity, and timeless quality of her voice have had a profound impact. For over six decades, as the much loved singer, she has reigned supreme in Indian film music and has been conferred in 2001, the Bharat Ratna, ...
Guru Dutt died forty years ago in 1964, and with each passing year, recognition of the tremendous impact that Guru Dutt's films have had on Indian cinema has hugely increased. This is one of the first books in English on this extraordinary filmmaker and is an account on the life and work of a great cinema master who skilfully succeeded in bringing new meaning, individuality, and lyricism to the repetitive ingredients of formulaic Indian popular cinema. Nasreen ...
This book is centred around an engaging and lively conversation on the Hindi/Urdu film song between the renowned poet and lyricist, Javed Akhtar and documentary film director and author Nasreen Munni Kabir. One of the first on the subject, the book also includes a selection of sixty songs written by Javed Akhtar for the many hugely successful films to which he has contributed. These songs are a reminder of the excellence of his work and for those unfamiliar with ...
In 1951, when filmmaker Guru Dutt was twenty-six years old, he met the talented playback singer Geeta Roy. A few days later, when he wrote her a first letter, it marked the beginning of a correspondence that spanned a 13-year-long relationship - from their courtship and turbulent marriage to the troubled years that ultimately led to Guru Dutt’s tragic suicide in 1964. Yours Guru Dutt: Intimate Letters of a Great Indian Filmmaker presents thirty-seven letters, ...