King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian CinemaHere 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 |
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... actor in the 1930s and 1940s. He spawned a dynasty of actors and filmmakers. DILIP KUMAR: A consummate actor from the 1950s–1960s, famous as the “Tragedy King.” His understated acting style influenced a generation of actors, including ...
... actor in the 1930s and 1940s. He spawned a dynasty of actors and filmmakers. DILIP KUMAR: A consummate actor from the 1950s–1960s, famous as the “Tragedy King.” His understated acting style influenced a generation of actors, including ...
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... actor-filmmaker. K. ASIF: The director of the epic romantic drama Mughal-e-Azam (the Great Mughal), considered one ... actors. BROTHER ERIC D'SOUZA: A priest and teacher at Shah Rukh's school who was a seminal influence in his life ...
... actor-filmmaker. K. ASIF: The director of the epic romantic drama Mughal-e-Azam (the Great Mughal), considered one ... actors. BROTHER ERIC D'SOUZA: A priest and teacher at Shah Rukh's school who was a seminal influence in his life ...
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... actor in TAG. DIVYA SETH: Shah Rukh's friend and co-actor in TAG, who later became a famous television actress. RITURAJ: TAG's favored leading man, who later became a famous television actor. SANJOY ROY: Shah Rukh's friend from his ...
... actor in TAG. DIVYA SETH: Shah Rukh's friend and co-actor in TAG, who later became a famous television actress. RITURAJ: TAG's favored leading man, who later became a famous television actor. SANJOY ROY: Shah Rukh's friend from his ...
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... actors enjoyed an unchallenged run at the box office through the 1990s and early 2000s. ANWAR KHAN: Shah Rukh's secretary/agent. He died in 2000. VIVECK VASWANI: An actor-producer who befriended and fiercely marketed Shah Rukh in the ...
... actors enjoyed an unchallenged run at the box office through the 1990s and early 2000s. ANWAR KHAN: Shah Rukh's secretary/agent. He died in 2000. VIVECK VASWANI: An actor-producer who befriended and fiercely marketed Shah Rukh in the ...
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... actors, came to the Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, there was little choice. Bhavesh cashed in his birthday and marriage anniversary gifts and bought tickets at $150 each. By the time he called, the best seats at $200 were already sold out ...
... actors, came to the Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, there was little choice. Bhavesh cashed in his birthday and marriage anniversary gifts and bought tickets at $150 each. By the time he called, the best seats at $200 were already sold out ...
Contents
Peshawar The Street of the Storytellers | |
A LadyKiller Is Born | |
NoMansLand | |
You Should Be in the Movies | |
Scandal in Panscheel Park | |
The Television Years | |
Murder He Wrote | |
The BraveHearted Takes the Box Office | |
A Global Icon | |
Brand | |
Mobsters and Movies | |
The Fall from Grace | |
Devdas | |
King of Bollywood | |
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King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema Anupama Chopra No preview available - 2007 |
King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema Anupama Chopra No preview available - 2014 |
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