DARK STAR
The first-ever BIOGRAPHY of the enigmatic Rajesh Khanna, the original 'superstar'


If ever a life was meant to be a book, few could stake a stronger claim. Like a shooting star doomed to darkness after a glorious run, Rajesh Khanna spent the better half of his career in the shadow of his own stardom. Yet, forty years after his last monstrous hit, Khanna continues to be the yardstick by which every single Bollywood star is measured.

At a time when film stars were truly larger than life, Khanna was even more: the one for whom the term 'superstar' was coined. Dark Star looks at the phenomenon of an actor who redefined the 'film star'. Gautam Chintamani's engaging narrative tries to make sense of what it was that made Rajesh Khanna and what accounted for his extraordinary fall. A singular account of a wondrous life.
 
About the Author

Gautam Chintamani is a born cinephile attuned to writing on all things cinema. A popular columnist across many leading national publications, Gautam's writing explores everything from world to Indian cinema and whatever exists in between.
 
Product details
Publisher : HarperCollins
Language : English
Paperback : 260 pages
ISBN-10 : 9352643895
ISBN-13 : 978-9352643899
Item Weight : 256 g
Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm