King Of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian
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This will be the definitive book about Bollywood - about a country finding its identity, a movie industry that changed the face of India and one man's struggle to become a star. Telling us the larger than life story of Shah Rukh's spectacular rise in one of the most colorful and idiosyncratic industries in the world - home to fantastic dreams and outrageous obsessions where extortion, murder, and corruption are never far from the glamour. Born into an ordinary family, Shah Rukh broke into a 20 billion rupee industry that is controlled by a handful of legendary film families and one that used to be largely funded by black market money. A Muslim in a Hindu majority, nation, clad in American brand name trappings and exulting in classic Indian cultural values, Shah Rukh has come to embody the aspirations and contradictions of the complicated culture tumbling headlong into American style capitalism. His story will be the mirror to view the greater Indian story and the underbelly of the culture of Bollywood.
Author: Anupama Chopra
Format: Paperback, 272 pages, 138mm x 206mm, 294 g
Published: 2007, Little, Brown & Company, United States
Genre: Film, TV & Radio
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This will be the definitive book about Bollywood - about a country finding its identity, a movie industry that changed the face of India and one man's struggle to become a star. Telling us the larger than life story of Shah Rukh's spectacular rise in one of the most colorful and idiosyncratic industries in the world - home to fantastic dreams and outrageous obsessions where extortion, murder, and corruption are never far from the glamour. Born into an ordinary family, Shah Rukh broke into a 20 billion rupee industry that is controlled by a handful of legendary film families and one that used to be largely funded by black market money. A Muslim in a Hindu majority, nation, clad in American brand name trappings and exulting in classic Indian cultural values, Shah Rukh has come to embody the aspirations and contradictions of the complicated culture tumbling headlong into American style capitalism. His story will be the mirror to view the greater Indian story and the underbelly of the culture of Bollywood.
King Of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian