Main Shayar Toh Nahin

The Book of Hindi Film Lyricists

von Rajiv Vijayakar

376 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

With the advent of sound, Hindi songs acquired a grammar of their own, thanks to the introduction of songs as a part of the narrative - a tradition that is unique to Hindi cinema. This gave rise to a class of professionals who acquired a star status that was in the league of the actors themselves - the lyricists.Rajiv Vijayakar's book chronicles the journeys of leading film lyricists - from D. N.Madhok and Pandit Pradeep to Amitabh Bhattacharya and Irshad Kamil, including stalwarts like Shakeel Badayuni and Sahir Ludhianvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri and Anand Bakshi, Gulzar and Javed Akhtar - who have woven magic with the written word. Filled with trivia and never-before-heard-of anecdotes, Main Shaayar Toh Nahin is an introduction to the contribution made by some of the finest wordsmiths to the Hindi film industry.

• Reihe: HarperCollins India
• ISBN: 9789351364948
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.12.2018
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd