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The Patels of Filmindia

The book The Patels of Filmindia: Pioneers of Indian Film Journalism is a collector’s item featuring beautiful images of hand-painted posters and covers that portrayed the superstars of the times: Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Nargis, Madhubala, among others. A section on Filmindia’s reviews, gossip, and the overwhelmingly popular Q&A column makes this book a thoroughly enjoyable read.

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Book Details

ISBN

978-81-88569-67-0
Pages

186
Size

11.0 in x 8.50 in
Format

Hardcover

About The Author

Sidharth Bhatia

Sidharth Bhatia

Sidharth Bhatia is a journalist, commentator and author based in Mumbai. He has been in the media for over 35 years and has worked with and written for some of the leading newspapers in India and abroad. He was part of the team that set up DNA in Mumbai in 2005. He was a Press fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. He writes articles on current affairs and popular culture for several newspapers including the Times of India, Asian Age, Hindustan Times and Outlook. He is a regular commentator on national television channels. Bhatia has written three books including Cinema Modern, The Navketan Story and India Psychedelic: The Story of a Rocking Generation.

A must-read book on Filmindia—the iconic film magazine first published in the 1930s by the Patels—Baburao and Sushila Rani—who owned and edited it.

Filmindia remained a popular magazine for several decades, forging a new and exciting path in film journalism. It was bold, feisty and outspoken, taking on even the most powerful interests in the film industry in Bombay.

The book The Patels of Filmindia: Pioneers of Indian Film Journalism is a collector’s item featuring beautiful images of hand-painted posters and covers that portrayed the superstars of the times: Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Nargis, Madhubala, among others. A section on Filmindia’s reviews, gossip, and the overwhelmingly popular Q&A column makes this book a thoroughly enjoyable read.

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