In a cult of their own : Bollywood beyond box office / Amborish Roychoudhury

By:

Amborish Roychoudhury

Language: English Publication details: New Delhi Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. 2018Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 260 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9788129151353

Subject(s):

Motion pictures, Hindi History and criticism

DDC classification:

791.430954 AMB

Summary: This book is a tongue-in-cheek ode to these cult movies of Hindi filmdom, ones that despite not having made moolah at the box office, still made it to viewers’ memories for reasons—good or bad. Drawing from his own reminiscences of growing up on these delectables, and also face-to-face interviews with actors and directors such as Aamir Khan, Pankaj Kapur and Deepti Naval, the author celebrates these underdogs in a manner that is extremely readable and relatable.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, B WING	791.430954 AMB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	699891
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, B WING	791.430954 AMB;1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	699892

This book is a tongue-in-cheek ode to these cult movies of Hindi filmdom, ones that despite not having made moolah at the box office, still made it to viewers’ memories for reasons—good or bad. Drawing from his own reminiscences of growing up on these delectables, and also face-to-face interviews with actors and directors such as Aamir Khan, Pankaj Kapur and Deepti Naval, the author celebrates these underdogs in a manner that is extremely readable and relatable.

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