AAMIR KHAN:ACTOR WITH A DIFFERENCE    In the glitz and glamour of Bombay films, he is a very unusual film star. What makes Amir Khan unique is the seriousness and the versatile talents that he brings to films.  Discover the real Aamir Khan - the man and the actor...

AMJAD ALI KHAN /AMAAN ALI BANGASH & AYAAN ALI BANGASH     Abba- God's Greatest Gift To Us is a reflection of the Bangash family in tradition and in transition. Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash- the two sons of the sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan..

And A Star Is Born Featured In this book is a cross selection of amazing indian celebrities from film fraternity. who managed to achieve the impossible in the face of great disappointments and failures and went on to shine in their respective careers or took up an alternative challenge. The bo..

BISMILLAH KHAN : THE SHEHNAI MAESTRO Stat while listeingin to the nightingale's beautiful song. Ustad ji's music produces a similar effect. P. B. Shelley wrote, "Music, When soft voice die, vibratess in the memory..." The music of Bismillah Kha is immortal and continue ..

BOLLYWOOD A HISTORY (HARD COVER)   Hollywood may define our idea of movies but it is the city of Bombay on the west coast of India that is now the centre of world cinema. The men and women who created these movies are even more remarkable and it is this fantastic, rich, diverse st..

BOLLYWOOD NOSTALGIA      Bollywoeed has cast a lasting spell on the Indian psyche.... Starting with Dadasaheb Palke's Raja Harishchandra and K.L. Saigal's soulful voice, the Indian viewership opened its heart to Raj Kapoor's Chaplinesque image, Dilip Kumar's tragic..

BOLLYWOOD TODAY     In Bollywood, every clich is true. The script doesn't matter, only the proposal does. The song and dance is everything. Packaging counts and marketing delivers. Everything revolves around a handful of stars. Much of the funding is from un..

DILIP KUMAR : THE LAST EMPEROR      From being dismissed as a non-actor in his debut film Jwar Bhata to creating a small oeuvre that is admired by critics and repeatedly studied by actors to this day, Dilip Kumar has become a legend in his own lifetime. His tumultu..

ECHOES & ELOQUENCES : THE LIFE AND CINEMA OF GULZAR      Whether he is conjuring up exquisite lyrics, authoring delightful screenplays or directing profoundly moving celluloid odes, Gulzar, peerless poet, sensitive writer and outstanding filmmaker, is a co..

GIRIJA : A JOURNEY THROUGH THUMRI      Written with a deep sense of gratitude bordering on reverence, Girija: A Journey through Thumri presents Girija Devi in all her manifestations - singer, guru, householder, Bhakta. Amazingly, she manages to project herself as a..

HEMA MALINI: AN AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY Hema Malini, the quintessential ???Dream Girl??? of Hindi cinema has truly nurtured a dream, and followed it to its realisation. After being unceremoniously dropped from her first Tamil film as the director felt that she didn???t have ???star quality???, He..

INDIAN CINEMA: THE BOLLYWOOD SAGA     An encyclopedia of Bollywood films, this book takes readers from the silent era films to the latest box-office hits of the current year. Written by two of the finest film journalists, this lavishly illustrated title features some ra..