Being a film-fan, the author has been in touch with the Indian Cinema from V. Shantaram's "Dahez" of 1948 to Arbaaz Khan's "Dabang" of 2012. During the six decades, he has come across to a good number of film personalities who are to be seen on the screen by the audience and also those who are behind the Indian Cinema. The present book covers both the aspects ects and revolves around not only to heroes and heroines but also to producers, directors, music directors, lyrics, songs, singers, choreographers and cameramen. It is a handy encyclopedia to all the cinegoers who want to add their latest knowledge in the field of old and new films pertaining to myth and romance respectively. The readers will get sufficient material pertaining to all the films from Ashok Kumar to Akshay Kumar, Madhubala to Anuskha Sharma, Anil Biswas to Pritam Chakraborty and Jaan Nissar Akhtar to Farhan Akhtar. All the eight chapters of this book are so beautifully intertwined that they can't be easily separated. The book systematically covers all the aspects of Indian Cinema starting from the beginning days to the recent times in an informative as well as interesting way.
Born at Gujranwala (West Pakistan) in the year 1938, J.K. Bajaj is Punjabi to the backbone. He did B.A. and B.Ed. from the Punjabi University, and post-graduation in both the languages of English and Hindi from AMU, Aligarh. He had been teaching to school and college students for around forty years at Delhi. In the year 1958, he tried his luck to go into the film world but couldn't cherish his dreams to become a hero. From school and college magazines to general publication, he has written many articles on varied subjects including films too. Apart from this, a number of academic and general books have also been written by him. He is a lover of music and singing is his hobby. Now-a-days, he is leading a retired life free from all the liabilities.
Change is a law of nature. About a hundred years back, nobody wished to be a part of Cinema but now everybody wants to take part in it wholeheartedly. What a miraculous trend in society! A movie is a mirror of society and gives a touch to the existing burning problems. Cinema is not only a source of entertainment but also presents our true culture, civilization, rural and urban lifestyle and changes of the past and the present. Bollywood is the industry which has created the direct relation between the audience and the happenings of the prevailing society. It is the largest film producing centre in which the artists of the whole world are anxious to participate. Actually, our Indian Cinema started from Lahore, then films were sent to Calcutta (Kolkata) for modification and giving a refined look. Ultimately, the film industry was shifted to Bombay (Mumbai) because this was the good business market. Since its origin in the year 1898, our cinema has seen unlimited changes in the fields of direction, acting, cast (male and female), choreography, photography, dance, music, lyrics and songs. The present book will help to establish the relationship between the history and day to day knowledge of Cinema. It contains eight chapters about the history of Bollywood, selected facts of Indian Cinema, year and decade wise best films, Dada Phalke awarded personalities, classifications of films, the topmost directors and music composers. A cinegoer or lover of movies is ever keen to get the latest knowledge of their beloved stars, directors, choicest films, music and songs. And the present book is an effort to fulfill their queries about Cinema. The writer does not claim it to be encyclopedia on Indian Movies but the process is on to give information to the readers.
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