Aditya Chopra Relives

Author : Aditya Chopra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Dilwale dulhania le jayenge (Motion picture)
ISBN : 9351961885

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Aditya Chopra Relives by Aditya Chopra Pdf

"Twenty-four year old Aditya Chopra released his defining film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Brave-Heart Will Take the Bride) on Diwali, 20 October 1995. The film swiftly made box-office gold and created a deep impression on audiences across generations. This timeless romance has now famously played for a thousand consecutive weeks at Maratha Mandir, Mumbai (where it continues to play), making it India's longest-running film. Produced by Yash Chopra and widely known as "DDLJ", the film brought a new twist to the familiar love story. Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) and Simran (Kajol) fall in love on their travels through Europe and instead of rebelling against an objecting parent, Raj decides to win over Simran's uncompromising father. In 1996, at the height of the DDLJ craze, the young Aditya Chopra decided to step away from the limelight and despite his ever-increasing power as both producer and studio-owner, he has remained largely unseen and unheard for two decades. People outside his immediate circle know little about him and as a result, he has gained the reputation of being an enigma in a world of celebrities and glamour that thrives on constant visibility. Twenty years after the release of the film, the private and reclusive Aditya Chopra traces the journey that led to the making of his first film - he discusses his influences, shares insights on cinema and provides fascinating detail about how he went about making the movie that changed his life and that has now become part of the lives of audiences across generations. With [previously] unknown information and anecdotes about DDLJ in the words of its director ... [this] is the story of this phenomenally popular film that turned the tide of Hindi cinema in the 1990s and has rightfully earned pride of place among the most successful and acclaimed Indian films of all time"--Publisher's description.

Author : Anupama Chopra
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781838715304

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Dilwale Dulhania le Jayenge: (The "Brave-Hearted Will Take the Bride") by Anupama Chopra Pdf

Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge ('The Brave-hearted Will Take the Bride'), universally known as DDLJ, opened to huge popular acclaim in India in 1995. This work points out that it is a paradoxical film which affirms old-fashioned values of pre-marital chastity and family authority, affirming the idea that Westernization need not affect an essential Indian identity.

Author : Jean Ferris
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0152050841

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Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris Pdf

In this witty spoof of fairy tales, Christian, a commoner, falls for Princess Marigold, and it's up to him to untwist an odd love triangle and foil a scheming queen who wants to take over the kingdom.

Author : Amrita Mahale
Publisher : Context
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9387894223

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Milk Teeth by Amrita Mahale Pdf

Author : DORLING KINDERSLEY P
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241289297

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Bollywood by DORLING KINDERSLEY P Pdf

Discover historical insights, lesser-known facts, and incredible photography of iconic movies including Mother India, Mughal-e-Azam, Sholay, and Bajirao Mastani with this gorgeous celebration of the world's biggest film industry. Bollywood charts the world of Hindi cinema year-by-year from the pioneering studios of the 1930s, through the Golden Age, to the age of Big Money in the 21st century and it's biggest modern stars. With over 1,000 films produced every year, the glitter and charm of Bollywood is unrivalled anywhere else in the world. Bollywood takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of Hindi cinema's biggest blockbusters, with stunning film stills and plot timelines, as well as insightful biographies of iconic stars including Dev Anand, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Shahrukh Khan. Bring the spectacle home and be enchanted by the glamour and colour of Indian cinema with this glittering homage to Bollywood!

Author : Yash Karan Sharma
Publisher : All India Federation of Astrologers' Societies
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Encyclopedia of Astrological Remedies by Yash Karan Sharma Pdf

Objective of Astrology is to give accurate predictions about future but its utility lies in the correct and effective solutions to our problems. Astrology is highly beneficial because with the help of this knowledge we come to know about our future and forth coming good or bad events. Rightly has some body affirmed, “To be forewarned is to be forearmed”. When we know it in advance that something negative is likely to happen to us we prepare ourselves to face that or avert that by equipping ourselves with necessary tools and weapons for our protection. Here in this book of AIFAS the readers are informed with all the remedial measures and spiritual products. These spiritual products are also known as astrological Products or remedial Products. These products are not very easily available in the market but organizations like Future Point Pvt. Ltd. is catering to these requirements as it has been quite up to the mark in removing the cob webs from the minds of the people in general by providing adequate information, expertise and genuine spiritual products. ‘Encyclopedia of Astrological Remedies’ is a consolidated effort to combine the various types of remedial measures available in Vedic Astrology, vedas, mythology, mantra shastra, Lal Kitab, gemology, science of yantras and other reliable sources of our cultural heritage which include the uses of gems, rudraksha, yantras, rosaries, crystals, rudraksha kavach, parad, rings, conch, pyramids, coins, lockets, fengshui, remedial bags, colors, talismans, fasting and meditation with mantras

Author : Nasreen Munni Kabir
Publisher : Om Books International
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Composers
ISBN : 9789380070148

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A.R. Rahman: The Spirit of Music by Nasreen Munni Kabir Pdf

When composer A.R. Rahman's first film Roja was released in 1992, his astonishing music with its other-worldly melodies, tonal texture, pulsating rhythms made an instant impact in India. His abundantly flowing talent has given life to the scores of over a hundred films, including Dil Se, Bombay, Lagaan, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, 127 Hours and Jodhaa Akbar. According to a recent estimate by the BBC, 150 million copies of his albums have sold worldwide. A.R. Rahman has won a host of awards, together with a Golden Globe, a Bafta, two Oscars and two Grammys for his score in Slumdog Millionaire. In 2010, he received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour, awarded by the Government of India. Despite all his great success, Rahman remains a deeply private person, shying away from the glitz and glamour of show business. A.R. Rahman: The Spirit of Music is in the form of biographical conversations between the composer and Nasreen Munni Kabir in which we hear of Rahman's amazing journey from modest beginnings to an assured place in world music history.

Author : Anupama Chopra
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780446508988

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King of Bollywood by Anupama Chopra Pdf

Here is the astonishing true story of Bollywood, a sweeping portrait about a country finding its identity, a movie industry that changed the face of India, and one man's struggle to become a star. Shah Rukh Khan's larger than life tale takes us through the colorful and idiosyncratic Bollywood movie industry, where fantastic dreams and outrageous obsessions share the spotlight with extortion, murder, and corruption. Shah Rukh Khan broke into this $1.5 billion business despite the fact that it has always been controlled by a handful of legendary film families and sometimes funded by black market money. As a Muslim in a Hindu majority nation, exulting in classic Indian cultural values, Shah Rukh Khan has come to embody the aspirations and contradictions of a complicated culture tumbling headlong into American style capitalism. His story is the mirror to view the greater Indian story and the underbelly of the culture of Bollywood. "A bounty for cinema lovers everywhere." --Mira Nair, Director, The Namesake and Monsoon Wedding "King of Bollywood is the all-singing, all-dancing back stage pass to Bollywood. Anupama Chopra chronicles the political and cultural story of India with finesse and insight, through fly-on-wall access to one of its biggest, most charming and charismatic stars." -- Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend it Like Beckham "The "Easy Rider Raging Bull" of the Bollywood industry and essential reading for any Shah Rukh Khan fan." --Emma Thompson, actress "Anu Chopra infuses the pivotal moments of Shah Rukh Khan's life with an edge-of-your-seat tension worthy of the best Bollywood blockbusters." --Kirkus

Author : K Edgington,Thomas Erskine,James M. Welsh
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810876538

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Encyclopedia of Sports Films by K Edgington,Thomas Erskine,James M. Welsh Pdf

In this reference volume, more than 200 fictional feature-length movies with a primary focus on an athletic endeavor are discussed, including comedies, dramas, and biopics. Brief summaries and credit information are provided for an additional 200 films, and appendixes include made-for-teleivion movies and documentaries.

Author : Asha Kasbekar Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781851096411

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Pop Culture India! by Asha Kasbekar Ph.D. Pdf

The over-the-top musicals of Bollywood may be the most familiar aspect of Indian popular culture, but there are many more, all explored in this fascinating volume. Pop Culture India! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle follows the rise of modern India's pop culture world, especially since the 1980s, when relaxed censorship and economic liberalization led to an explosion in movies, music, mass media, consumerism, spiritual practices, and more. It is a captivating introduction to a diverse nation whose appetite for entertainment has led to some surprising twists and turns in recent history. How did a popular Indian television series spark a change in government and the rise of Hindu nationalism? Are some Bollywood film companies laundering money for organized crime, or even al Qaeda? What accounts for the overwhelming popularity of that quaint vestige of colonialism, cricket? The answers, and many more intriguing insights, await the reader in Pop Culture India!

Author : Douglas Gomery,Clara Pafort-Overduin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0415775450

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Movie History by Douglas Gomery,Clara Pafort-Overduin Pdf

How can we understand the history of film? Historical facts don't answer the basic questions of film history. History, as this book shows, is more than the simple accumulation of film titles, facts and figures.

Author : Nasreen Munni Kabir
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015040675426

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Guru Dutt by Nasreen Munni Kabir Pdf

On life and works of Guru Dutt

Author : Diptakirti Chaudhuri
Publisher : Hachette India
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9789391028466

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The Bollywood Pocketbook of Iconic Things by Diptakirti Chaudhuri Pdf

A gramophone record that didn't carry a name. A train that went up in flames. Shoes that identified a villain. Shoes that identified a hero. A cap that everyone wanted. A bag of diamonds that no one got. The Bollywood Pocketbook of Iconic Things lists 50 iconic items that have become symbolic of the Hindi film industry. Things that changed the definition of romance. Things that united the nation. Things that define a generation. These are things that have transcended from the movie screens to our lives, things that have kept us awake for many moonlit nights. Whether you're a trivia buff or a die hard Bollywood fan, or on your way to converting detractors into becoming one, this must-have book will have you humming 'Mera kuchh saamaan...!'

Author : Rachel Dwyer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781839021312

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Yash Chopra by Rachel Dwyer Pdf

As a charismatic director in the Indian film industry, Chopra's name is synonymous with the glamour of the romantic film and a certain style within Indian culture. Spanning four decades, his directed features include some of the classic films of Indian film history, such as 'Deewaar' and 'Kabhi Kabhie'. His directorial career began in 1959 with 'Dhool Ka Phool' and he has been a major producer since 1973, consolidating his success in the 1990s with a series of huge box office hits including 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge'. He has also worked in other Hindi movie genres, directing action movies such as 'Mashaal' and a thriller, 'Darr'. This book discusses in depth his work with the Hindi megastar Amitabh Bachanan in films such as 'Deewaar', 'Trishul', 'Kala Patthar' and 'Silsila' and how, in his transformation of the look of mainstream cinema in 'Dil To Pagal Hai' and other films, Yash Chopra has proved to be a tireless innovator within a mainstream tradition. The author integrates this analysis with information about the man and his work, based on interviews with Yash Chopra, his family, his colleagues, his stars, his contemporaries and major critics that include views from Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Shashi Kapoor and Sri Devi. A study of a top contemporary Indian film director, Rachel Dwyer's book also examines the influence on Chopra of predecessors such as Raj Kapoor and how his own legacy can be seen in such films as 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' and younger directors such as Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra.

Author : Shoma Munshi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000052244

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Prime Time Soap Operas on Indian Television by Shoma Munshi Pdf

This book examines the phenomenon of prime time soap operas on Indian television. An anthropological insight into social issues and practices of contemporary India through the television, this volume analyzes the production of soaps within India’s cultural fabric. It deconstructs themes and issues surrounding the "everyday" and the "middle class" through the fiction of the "popular". In its second edition, this still remains the only book to examine prime time soap operas on Indian television. Without in any way changing the central arguments of the first edition, it adds an essential introductory chapter tracking the tectonic shifts in the Indian "mediascape" over the past decade – including how the explosion of regional language channels and an era of multiple screens have changed soap viewing forever. Meticulously researched and persuasively argued, the book traces how prime time soaps in India still grab the maximum eyeballs and remain the biggest earners for TV channels. The book will be of interest to students of anthropology and sociology, media and cultural studies, visual culture studies, gender and family studies, and also Asian studies in general. It is also an important resource for media producers, both in content production and television channels, as well as for the general reader.