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For many people, the word director/film-maker is mystifying, holding within its folds spaces inaccessible to most people. In this book, Rakesh Bakshi attempts to demystify the director’s invisible and omnipotent presence in films. He documents the lives and experiences of some of the finest Hindi film-makers – Ashutosh Gowariker, Mahesh Bhatt, Prakash Jha, Shyam Benegal, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Vishal Bhardwaj, Zoya Akhtar, Santosh Sivan, Subhash Ghai, Farah Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Govind Nihalani. In fascinating interviews, these directors reveal the many and unexpected turns their lives have taken, how and why they came to direct their first films and what influenced the choices they made.
About the Author
Film scriptwriter, director, actor, author, photographer, swimmer, walker and cyclist, Rakesh Anand Bakshi is the son of the legendary lyricist Anand Bakshi. He is the founder of Bicycle Angels, a non-profit social initiative that helps donate bicycles to the underprivileged as a means of livelihood. He loves reading biographies, self-help books and novels and watching different kinds of cinema and documentaries.
ASIN : B00XKW8JV2
Publisher : HarperCollins (1 May 2015)
Language : English
File size : 1115 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 357 pages
Customers say
Customers find the book engaging and motivating for film enthusiasts. They appreciate the insightful stories of directors and their first films. The pacing is described as good and gripping, making it an unputdownable read.
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