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Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. This is a unique book which offers fascinating pen portraits of 30 Iconic actresses of Hindi filmdom representing four generations. The first part covers the likes of Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Nargis, Nutan, Suchitra Sen, Waheeda Rehman, Vyjayanthimala and Sadhana. The second part includes: Sharmila Tagore, Hema Malini, Sridevi, Rekha, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, and Smita Patil. The third part includes Madhuri Dixit, Karishma Kapoor, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukherji, Nandita Das, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra, and Deepika Padukone. The fourth and final part includes the next gen dare devil brigade comprising Alia Bhatt, Bhumi Pednekar, Kriti Sanon, and Tapsee Pannu. ABOUT THE AUTHOR A career diplomat with over 35 years of experience serving India's interests in 11 countries, he has been passionate about Hindi films since his university days in Allahabad. During this time, he enjoyed watching black-and-white films featuring Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, and Dev Anand in the late-night shows with friends. He was also captivated by the performances of Madhubala, Meena Kumari, and Nargis. While serving abroad, he has organized Indian film festivals in Mexico city, Santiago in Chile, La Paz in Bolivia, Hong Kong, Damascus (Syria), London, Maputo (Mozambique), Tripoli (Libya), Chicago (USA), Nairobi, and Mombasa in Kenya. He has interviewed Satyajit Ray, Dev Anand, Shyam Benegal, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, and Nandita Das. His book, Legends of Indian Cinema, had an introduction by Shyam Benegal and a foreword by David Chute, a Hollywood film critic. His articles on film actors have periodically been published in the Hindustan Times, Times of India, Asian Age, The Tribune, Sunday Guardian, and other publications.