Talking Films and Songs
Javed Akhtar in conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir
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9780199482115
Publication date:
04/12/2017
Paperback
200 pages
Price: 495.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199482115
Publication date:
04/12/2017
Paperback
200 pages
Nasreen Munni Kabir
One of the great thinkers of Indian cinema, Javed Akhtar needs no introduction. He has contributed to Indian cinema both as a screenplay writer and as a songwriter. Talking Films and Songs showcases both these aspects of Javed Akhtar’s versatile genius, through freewheeling conversations with Nasreen Munni Kabir. Originally published in 1999 (Talking Films) and 2005 (Talking Songs), these extremely popular books have delighted readers for more than a decade. Full of wit and wisdom, this edition is a must-read for Hindi cinema enthusiasts.
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Nasreen Munni Kabir
Description
One of the great thinkers of Indian cinema, Javed Akhtar needs no introduction. As a screenplay writer, he and Salim Khan wrote the dialogue for blockbusters like Zanjeer, Deewar, and Sholay; as a songwriter, he has composed a huge variety of songs including, ‘Yeh kahaan aa gaye hum’, ‘Kuchh na kaho’, and ‘Kal ha na ho’.
Talking Films and Songs showcases both these aspects of Javed Akhtar’s versatile genius, through freewheeling conversations with Nasreen Munni Kabir. Originally published in 1999 (Talking Films) and 2005 (Talking Songs), these extremely popular books have delighted readers, researchers, and scholars of Indian film. Full of wit and wisdom, this edition is a must-read for Hindi cinema enthusiasts.
About the Author
Since the late 1980s, Nasreen Munni Kabir has made over 80 documentaries for Channel 4 TV in the UK, including the series Movie Mahal, In Search of Guru Dutt, Lata in Her Own Voice, Follow that Star (a profile of Amitabh Bachchan), Bismillah of Banaras, and the two-part documentary The Inner & Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan. Her last book was Conversations with Waheeda Rehman. Though she has authored 16 books on Hindi cinema, she is most remembered for her biography, Guru Dutt: A Life in Cinema (OUP, 1996). Kabir continues to live in London.
Nasreen Munni Kabir
Table of contents
Preface
Talking Films
Talking Songs
Shabana Azmi on Talking Songs
About the Authors
Nasreen Munni Kabir
Nasreen Munni Kabir
Description
One of the great thinkers of Indian cinema, Javed Akhtar needs no introduction. As a screenplay writer, he and Salim Khan wrote the dialogue for blockbusters like Zanjeer, Deewar, and Sholay; as a songwriter, he has composed a huge variety of songs including, ‘Yeh kahaan aa gaye hum’, ‘Kuchh na kaho’, and ‘Kal ha na ho’.
Talking Films and Songs showcases both these aspects of Javed Akhtar’s versatile genius, through freewheeling conversations with Nasreen Munni Kabir. Originally published in 1999 (Talking Films) and 2005 (Talking Songs), these extremely popular books have delighted readers, researchers, and scholars of Indian film. Full of wit and wisdom, this edition is a must-read for Hindi cinema enthusiasts.
About the Author
Since the late 1980s, Nasreen Munni Kabir has made over 80 documentaries for Channel 4 TV in the UK, including the series Movie Mahal, In Search of Guru Dutt, Lata in Her Own Voice, Follow that Star (a profile of Amitabh Bachchan), Bismillah of Banaras, and the two-part documentary The Inner & Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan. Her last book was Conversations with Waheeda Rehman. Though she has authored 16 books on Hindi cinema, she is most remembered for her biography, Guru Dutt: A Life in Cinema (OUP, 1996). Kabir continues to live in London.
Table of contents
Preface
Talking Films
Talking Songs
Shabana Azmi on Talking Songs
About the Authors
