100 BOLLYWOOD FILMS

Bollywood Films is about the national cinema of india, describing movies made in Mumbai, distributed across India and with their own production, distribution and exhibition networks worldwide. This informative screen guide reflects the work of key directors, major stars and important music directors and screenplay writers. Historically important films have been included along with certain cult movies and top box-office successes. No guide to Hindi films would be complete without discussing Mother India, the national epic of a peasant woman's struggle against nature and society to bring up her family; Sholay, a 'curry western' with the song and dance routine, romance and kill; Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, the greatest of the diaspora films, in which two British Asians fall in love on a holiday in Europe, before going to India where they show their elders how to incorporate love into family traditions; Jungle, which shows how love transforms a 'savage' (junglee) who yells 'Yahoo!' before singing and dancing like Elvis, creating a new youth culture; and Pyaasa, dramatically shot in black and white, with haunting songs, as the romantic poet suffers for his art in the material world. Fans of Bollywood films can debate Rachel Dwyer's personal selection of these 101 titles, while those new to the area will find this an invaluable introduction to the best of the genre.

ISBN 9788174364333

Price `295

AMJAD ALI KHAN ABBA:

Abba - God's Greatest Gift to Us is a reflection of the Bangash family in tradition and in transition. Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash - the two sons of the sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, and promising players themselves - look at their father's life with deference, humility and great love. In a world where traditional culture is often considered passe, it is refreshing to come across a family that upholds traditional values, amalgamated though they may be with modern thinking and an urbane sophistication. Making no bones about the constant balance they strive to achieve in separating the father from the guru, the Bangash brothers tell of their father's struggles, his emotional conflicts, the betrayals he faced, his secular approach to life . . . . Interesting vignettes of the maestro's interaction with people - famous and ordinary, indulgent cameos of his fads and foibles, Jungian examples of how the man is ruled by his heart - are the visible vibrations of the life of a man as seen by his progeny. This biography differs from others about him in that his life has been put under a microscope by his sons. Herein lies a tale charged with emotion, objective judgement, curiosity and, above all, an unflinching faith in a father and guru.

ISBN 9788174362124

Price `495

Anton Von Webern (20th-Century Composers)

Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945) was born into the aristocratic, musical heritage of Vienna. An early passion for Renaissance vocal music haunts his compositions, but as a result of his studies with Schoenberg he became a disciple of the twelve-note technique which he used to create a sound characteristically his own. Tragically killed during the Allied occupation of Austria, he remains an influence on musicians of subsequent generations.

ISBN 9780714831572

Price `1,259

BEGUM AKHTAR

Akhtaribai Faizabadi, or Begum Akhtar as she was later called, was a much loved classical diva of twentieth century India. The last of the great female singers from the courtesan (tawaif) community, Begum Akhtar effortlessly transcended that label to marry Barrister Ishtiaq Ahmed Abbassi of Lucknow. Witty, vibrant, and engaging with the world at various levels, here was a remarkable woman who took life head-on, and by many accounts, perhaps a bit recklessly. As a tawaif, she was trained to charm the system and subvert narrow patriarchal practices by means of highly sophisticated seduction. At another level, she was a hapless victim, constantly tormented by the twists and turns of her own destiny. She trudged on regardless, driven by a deep inner quest to pursue love in its purest form, as an end in itself; be it in music or in life. Begum Akhtar: Love's Own Voice documents her troubled and tempestuous life through the narratives of some of her closest friends and associates.

ISBN 9788174365958

Price `495

BENGALI CINEMA: AN OTHER NATION

This book is the first comprehensive historical work on Bengali cinema. It covers the years spanning cinema's emergence as a popular form in Bengal in the first half of the twentieth century, studies the main genres and trends produced by this cinema, and leads up to Bengali cinema's last phase of transition in the 1980s. It is a work that posits an alternative understanding to the currently influential notion of 'an Indian' or 'a national' cinema.

ISBN 9788174368164

Price `395

Benjamin Britten (20th Century Composers)

Benjamin Britten (1913-76) was an English composer. With the success of "Peter Grimes" (1945), he re-invented English opera and was a pioneer of music for film and radio. This biography portrays his life and work.

ISBN 9780714847719

Price `838

BIJOYA RAY REMEMBERS SATYAJIT RAY AT WORK

These souvenir books offer unbeatable value and quality. Subjects include places of interest, art and cultural heritage, erotica and cookery- the list is endless.

ISBN 9788174361376

Price `150

BIRJU MAHARAJ: THE DANCING PHENOMENON

These souvenir books are presented in a small, elegantly produced postcard-size format of 64 pages, with 16 pages of text and 24 colour and black and white plates on art card with descriptive captions. The subjects range from art forms and artists, and cultural heritage, to cookery and places of interest. Written by experts with first-hand knowledge.

ISBN 9788174361868

Price `150

Bollywood Dreams

In Bollywood Dreams Jonathan Torgovnik explores the beloved pastime of an Indian population of over one billion. As the world's largest film-producing country, India creates more than 800 films a year, making its movie industry a cultural and commercial phenomenon. Paying tribute to stars, film makers, technicians and moviegoers, Bollywood Dreams puts a human face on the fantastical, spectacle-rich films that compels as many as fourteen million people to the cinema on a single day in India alone.

ISBN 9780714843070

Price `2,101

BOLLYWOOD NOSTALGIA

These souvenir books offer unbeatable value and quality. Subjects include places of interest, art and cultural heritage, erotica and cookery- the list is endless.

ISBN 9788174361424

Price `150

BOLLYWOOD TODAY

In Bollywood, every clich

ISBN 9788174365088

Price `795

BOLLYWOOD: A HISTORY

Hollywood may define our idea of movies, but it is the city of Bombay on the west coast of India that is now the centre of world cinema. Every year, the Indian film industry produces more than 1,000 feature films; every day, 14 million Indians go to a movie in the country; a billion more people a year buy tickets for Indian movies than for Hollywood ones. The rise of Bombay as the film capital of the world has been both remarkable and amazing. Bollywood movies themselves are a self-contained world with their multiple song and dance routines, intense melodrama, and plots that contain everything from farce to tragedy, but always produce a happy ending. The men and women who created these movies are even more remarkable; and it is this fantastic, rich, diverse story, a veritable Indian fairyland, that Mihir Bose, a native of Bombay, tells with vivid brilliance in the first comprehensive history of this major social and cultural phenomenon.

ISBN 9788174366535

Price `395

BUDDHISM

The personal story of the Buddha, the import of Buddhist philosophy, and Buddhism's spread beyond India, are intermingled with splendid visuals of Buddhist art through the ages.

ISBN 9788174370891

Price `595

Carl Nielsen (20th-Century Composers)

The Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) was a principal figure in 20th-century Scandinavian music - his work progressive in style and technique. In this biography he emerges as an energetic individual - more dynamic than the popular image of him as a dreamy country boy who rose fom poverty to become Denmark's most influential composer. The text offers a subtle analysis of the composer's complex personality and shows that far from being provincial and naive, Nielsen was well-read widely travelled and deeply immersed in European culture.

ISBN 9780714835075

Price `1,259

Cary Grant

He's the most self-invented man in movies, this side of Charlie Chaplin. Like Chapin, Cary Grant grew up poor, trained as an acrobat, and brims with confidence, romance, and a spirit of merry larceny-he just has a better tailor. His impeccable timing and light, cat burglar's touch at stealing women's hearts were perfect for the jaunty heroics and romantic farce of such classic films as An Affair to Remember, Notorious, His Girl Friday, North By Northwest, Bringing Up Baby, and To Catch a Thief. In the end, the role became the man-he had ceased to play "Cary Grant" and simply was Cary Grant. One could wish no man any greater happiness than that. The Hollywood Icon series: People talk about Hollywood glamour, about studios that had more stars than there are in heaven, about actors who weren't actors but were icons. Other people talk about these things, Taschen shows you.

ISBN 9783822822128

Price `530

DANCE SCAPES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY

ISBN 9788174369611

Price `3,500

Dario Argento

Dario Argento is one of the best known Italian directors. His production has become a cornerstone of the horror-thriller genre through his personal and original style. This book is a tribute to his career. It contains photographs, movie posters and an interview with Argento on his collaboration with Ennio Morricone and with Claudio Simonetti.

ISBN 9788889886182

Price `695

Directing A Play (Phaidon Theater Manuals)

This highly successful series has been thoroughly revised and updated. It is indispensable to all who wish to develop their theatre skills. Each volume contains: creative ideas, practical advice on time management, successful budgeting and team work.

ISBN 9780714825137

Price `838

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (20th-Century Composers)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) is an extraordinary figure who bridged the worlds of serious music, operetta and film scores, from Mahler to Errol Flynn. Now, as his concert and stage music is also enjoying a great revival of interest, this study offers a reappraisal of Korngold's life and work, revealing a great sense of personal integrity and conviction for musical ideals which are the hallmarks of a true artist.

ISBN 9780714831558

Price `1,259

Folk Music & Musical Instruments Of Punjab (pb)

This book explores the rich but little-known world of Punjab folk instruments. With case studies and directories and tracing the birth, development and current status of over 70 instruments from the northern state of India, the book is a must for lovers of folk traditions and those interested in world music.

ISBN 9781890206154

Price `1,195