Sone Chandi Ke Buth
Writings on Cinema
by K.A. Abbas
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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.
About the Author:
Syeda Hameed (Anthology Editor) SYEDA HAMEED is a social and women's rights activist, educationist, writer and a former member of the Planning Commission of India.Sukhpreet Kahlon (Anthology Editor) SUKHPREET KAHLON is a PhD candidate in cinema studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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