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Sone Chandi Ke Buth (English, Hardcover, Abbas K.A.)

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Abbas K.A.

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Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Random House India
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780670095933, 0670095931
Pages: 240

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Sone Chandi Ke Buth is a collection of writings on cinema that includes the observations, thoughts and reflections of one of the pioneering film directors and journalists in the country, K.A. Abbas. This book includes incisive profiles of personalities such as Prithviraj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar, V. Shantaram and others; film reviews and essays that interrogate the line between art and stardom in the Hindi film industry; and short stories that lift the veneer of Bollywood's glamorous world.

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KHWAJA AHMAD ABBAS (1914 -1987) was a film-maker, novelist, screenwriter, journalist, short-story writer and playwright. He wrote more than seventy-four books. As a director and screenwriter, Abbas is considered one of the pioneers of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema. He penned a number of neo-realistic films, such as Dharti Ke Lal (which he directed), Naya Sansar, Jagte Raho and Saat Hindustani (which he also directed). As a screenwriter, he is known for having written Raj Kapoor's best films, including Awara, Shree 420, Mera Naam Joker, Bobby and Henna.

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