If you love cinema or have
ambitions of making your own film, you need to read this book. Today!
Review by Screenwriter Blogger & Author Adite Banerjie (@
Goodreads.com and Amazon.in)
(Five Stars)
Bollywood today is an international phenomenon. We have a lot of
filmmakers who have given Indian cinema a sheen that is not only global but
helped give it its distinctive signature.
However, while 'masterclass' interviews with top Hollywood directors are
easy to find, readers who want to know more about Bollywood's filmmakers would
be sorely disappointed at the limited amount of literature available on the
subject.
Rakesh Anand Bakshi's debut book, "Directors' Diaries: The Road to
Their First Film" is a huge contribution in filling that gap.
The book is studded with interviews of some of the top filmmakers of
Bollywood--ranging from Subhash Ghai to Imtiaz Ali, Govind Nihalani to Farah
Khan, Zoya Akhtar to Vishal Bharadwaj. The interviews with 12 directors open up
the world of Indian cinema and also the signature styles of filmmaking of each
of these filmmakers.
It also is a peep into their personal journeys, the ups and downs of
their careers, the heartbreaks and triumphs and how these have shaped their own
films. The book also explores the working relationships between directors and
their cinematographers, editors and art directors, providing insights that are
valuable not only to the lay film enthusiast but also to budding filmmakers.
If you love cinema or have ambitions of making your own film, you need
to read this book. Today.
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1537954246
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