Talking Songs : Javed Akhtar in Conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir and Sixty Selected Songs
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This book is centred around an engaging and lively conversation on the Hindi/Urdu film song between the renowned poet and lyricist, Javed Akhtar and documentary film director and author Nasreen Munni Kabir.
One of the first on the subject, the book also includes a selection of sixty songs written by Javed Akhtar for the many hugely successful films to which he has contributed. These songs are a reminder of the excellence of his work and for those unfamiliar with Hindi/Urdu, English translations are
also provided.
It is an established fact that the Indian film song enjoys an enormous impact, and has always been a vital part of the national culture. For the reader, it is a rare privilege to discover the thinking that went behind a song that can be heard in a billion homes. This book will interest and appeal
to Hindi film and music buffs within India and outside.
Talking Songs : Javed Akhtar in Conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir and Sixty Selected Songs ,Javed Akhtar,Nasreen Munni Kabir,Shabana Azmi,Oxford University Press, USA,0195674995,Cinema/Film: Book,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Performing Arts,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Contemporary popular music,Film, Media, & Performing Arts | Film Studies,Films, cinema,India,Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism,Vocal music
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