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Another heavily-researched book by
From the description on Amazon.com
SD, or Sachin Dev Burman, the man who gave Hindi film music its grammar is perhaps the most enigmatic figure in Indian cine history. As the young scion of the Tripura royal family, SD struck out into the world of cinema and popular music. The early years were difficult, professionally and personally. His unconventional choice of profession and marriage to a ‘commoner’ caused his family to ostracise him, and his formal training was not enough to stave off rejections.
This well researched biography—by the authors of the best-selling R.D. Burman: The Man, The Music—is both a tribute to a great artist, and a deep inquiry into what made his music great. Going well beyond merely listing his greatest songs, it explores hitherto unknown stories about the creation of each gem: Mera sundar sapna beet gaya (Do Bhai, 1948); Thandi hawaein (Naujawan, 1951); Yeh raat yeh chandni (Jaal, 1952); Babu samjho ishaare (Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, 1958); Meet na mila re mann ka (Abhiman, 1973), and more.
The book is packed with insights into SD’s life, work and his astute understanding of Hindi cinema. Despite the fact that he was an outsider who spoke little Hindi or Urdu, SD was the man who introduced Sahir Ludhianvi to the world, and the one who gave Kishore Kumar’s musical brilliance its due. His readiness to adapt to modern sounds and techniques, his unwavering faith in Lata Mangeshkar’s virtuosity, his closeness to Dev Anand that was seen as nepotism, charges of plagiarism—S.D. Burman: The Prince-Musician provides unmatched insight into both the genius of one of India’s most significant composers and a crucial aspect of its glorious cinematic history. An essential addition to every film music aficionado’s library.
Errata for this book Version 3
** Suddenly Sachin Deb sounds out of place. His name has been spelt Sachin Dev in the later part of the book. And in this chapter, it is SD.
*** The Censor certificate of the film has the spelling “Rajanigandha”. We went by that. The titles have the spelling Rajnigandha. The spellings in the titles can be wrong. The registered name is the name which is th
ere in the censor certificate.
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By Kamalakar Pasupuleti and Prof Surjit Singh
Summary:
The book covers the early talkies from Alam Ara, Abul Hasan to Mohabbat Ke Aansoo and Zinda Laash; actresses from Akhtari, Ameena to Zebunnissa and Zohra; actors from AR Kabuli to Master Vitthal and Wazir Mohammad Khan, and, music directors from Ali Bakhsh to Ustad Jhande Khan and Wazir Khan. Includes more than 60 rare images of films and people
from old magazines/newspapers.
The first 15 pages:
You can see the films, actors, actresses and music directors covered with biographical information and more than 60 images.
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Volume 2 (1981-2000) has been published.
Link for India
https://pothi.com/pothi/book/dr-venkata-s-vutukuri-telugu-filmography-volume-2-1981-2000
I am happy to announce the publication of Telugu Filmography Volume1 (1932-1980) Bt Dr V S Vutukuri. In his words,
Telugu film industry is one of the most prolific in Indian film scene. Between 1932 and 2000, some 5,100 Telugu films were produced. The present book, Telugu Filmography Volume 1, lists the details of 2017 films produced between 1932 and 1980. Under each title are included the following details: Banner, Producer, Director, Writers of Dialogues, Lyricists, Music Director, Playback Singers and Cast. The information was gathered from various sources such as recordings on VHS Tape, VCD and DVD, films screened on TV, Songs Books, Covers of Gramophone Records, Audio Cassettes and CDs, Film Posters and Newspapers. This book will be of immense interest to film enthusiasts. It will serve as a valuable source of reliable information to people engaged in Telugu film industry, academic researchers and the Government departments of Culture and Literature.
The book is in English, paper-size Letter, 320 pages with Film Title Index.
and in India
https://pothi.com/pothi/book/dr-v-s-vutukuri-telugu-filmography-volume-1-1932-1980
Subcategories
Articles Article Count: 2487
Articles on Hindi Films
Books Article Count: 197
Magazines Article Count: 35
Posted Songs Article Count: 2485
Rec Music Indian Misc Article Count: 2
Saigal Pankaj Dey Article Count: 1
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