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Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema [With MP3]
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Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema [With MP3] Hardcover - 2012

by Bhaichand Patel

Summary

Hindi cinema has cast a seductive spell over its spectators for close to a century now. Visually arresting, dynamic in outlook and pulsating with life, Bollywood has entertained and enthralled moviegoers over the years with its melodious music, its colorful drama and its lively plotlines. At the very heart of the Bollywood mystique is the towering presence of its galaxy of stars—demigods and divas who have shaped and defined popular cinema, and popular imagination, from one generation to the next. Bollywood’s Top 20 is an exciting collection of brand new essays by renowned writers that pays tribute to Hindi popular cinema’s biggest stars of all time—from Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Nargis and Madhubala to Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Kareena Kapoor—who are indispensable to the Bollywood pantheon. Each piece offers unique insights into the lives of Bollywood’s most exceptional legends—their struggles and triumphs, downfalls and scandals, and the inscrutable x-factor that made them carve a niche for themselves in an industry bursting with talented professionals and desperate hopefuls.

From the publisher

Hindi cinema has cast a seductive spell over its spectators for close to a century now. Visually arresting, dynamic in outlook and pulsating with life, Bollywood has entertained and enthralled moviegoers over the years with its melodious music, its colorful drama and its lively plotlines. At the very heart of the Bollywood mystique is the towering presence of its galaxy of stars demigods and divas who have shaped and defined popular cinema, and popular imagination, from one generation to the next. "Bollywood s Top 20 "is an exciting collection of brand new essays by renowned writers that pays tribute to Hindi popular cinema s biggest stars of all time from Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Nargis and Madhubala to Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Kareena Kapoor who are indispensable to the Bollywood pantheon. Each piece offers unique insights into the lives of Bollywood s most exceptional legends their struggles and triumphs, downfalls and scandals, and the inscrutable x-factor that made them carve a niche for themselves in an industry bursting with talented professionals and desperate hopefuls."

Details

  • Title Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema [With MP3]
  • Author Bhaichand Patel
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 279
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Global, New Delhi
  • Date 2012-12-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780670085729 / 0670085723
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.3 in (22.10 x 14.99 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Motion picture actors and actresses - India
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012335912
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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