Stars from another sky : the Bombay film world of the 1940s / Saadat Hasan Manto ; translated from the Urdu by Khalid Hasan with an introduction by Jerry Pinto.
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791.430954792 GA-P Producing bollywood inside the contemporary hindi film industry | 791.430954792 GR- Greatest show on Earth writings on Bollywood | 791.430954792 MA-B Bombay cinema an archive of the city | 791.430954792 MA-S Stars from another sky : the Bombay film world of the 1940s / | 791.43095482 PI-M Madras studios narrative, genre, and ideology in Tamil cinema | 791.43095484 SR-M Megastar Chiranjeevi and Telugu cinema after N.T. Rama Rao | 791.43095484 SR-P Politics as performance a social history of the Telugu cinema |
"Unforgettable reminiscences about the eccentric, glamorous, yet angst-ridden Hindi film world of the 1940s. Saadat Hasan Manto, one of the greatest short story writers of the Urdu language, was also a film journalist and story-writer for the Hindi film industry in Bombay. As an insider he was privy to the most private moments of the men and women who have dazzled generations of audiences. In this series of sketches, Ashok Kumar, the screen idol of yore, emerges as a shy, yet brilliant actor, forever looking to flee the eager advances of his female fans; Nargis comes across as just another young girl looking for companionship among her peers before she steps on the ladder that will forever take her away from the comforts of an ordinary middle-class life; and Shyam—the dashing, handsome hero—is portrayed as a straightforward, flirtatious young man pining for the woman he loves. Manto also describes in detail the obsessions of Sitara Devi; the unfulfilled desires of Paro Devi; and the intriguing twists and turns which transform Neena Devi from an ordinary housewife into a pawn in the hands of film companies. He writes with relish about the bunglings of the comedian V.H. Desai and the incredible dedication of Nawab Kaashmiri to the art of acting. There are also stories about the rise of Nur Jehan as the greatest singer of her times; and the various peccadilloes of the musician, Rafiq Ghaznavi. With subjects ranging from film journalism to the sexual eccentricities of these stars, Manto brings to life a generation with his characteristic verve and honesty."--
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