{"product_id":"40-retakes-bollywood-classics-you-may-have-missed","title":"40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed by Avijit Ghosh","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"1123\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"1123\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"238\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"237\"\u003e40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, journalist Avijit Ghosh revisits forty remarkable Hindi films—ranging from the left-leaning \u003cem data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"342\"\u003eFootpath\u003c\/em\u003e (1953) and the noir-tinged \u003cem data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"378\"\u003eGaddar\u003c\/em\u003e (1973) to the poetic musical \u003cem data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"435\"\u003eThoda Sa Roomani Ho Jayen\u003c\/em\u003e (1990), the underappreciated gangster drama \u003cem data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"487\"\u003eSehar\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), and the rural Bihari narrative \u003cem data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"539\"\u003eAntardwand\u003c\/em\u003e (2010)—that time or fate unfairly sidelined. Through engaging storytelling and interviews with directors, actors, cinematographers, and composers, Ghosh weaves anecdotes and behind-the-scenes trivia—like Simi Garewal dating Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi during \u003cem data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"808\"\u003eTeen Devian\u003c\/em\u003e, or how \u003cem data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"826\"\u003eMajboor\u003c\/em\u003e lifted scenes from Charles Bronson’s \u003cem data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"876\"\u003eCold Sweat\u003c\/em\u003e. He curates each film with a compelling rationale—from political commentary to stylistic audacity—and the book reads like a passionate friend prompting you to rediscover hidden cinematic gems with fresh eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1816\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1816\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eAvijit Ghosh\u003c\/strong\u003e is a veteran journalist and film critic, currently serving as a senior editor at \u003cem data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1243\"\u003eThe Times of India\u003c\/em\u003e, New Delhi. Born in Agartala and raised across Bihar and Jharkhand, he holds an MPhil in modern history from Jawaharlal Nehru University. With over twenty-five years of experience, he has written extensively on Hindi cinema and sports, and previously contributed as a critic to \u003cem data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1537\"\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e. He’s also the author of the award-winning cinema book \u003cem data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003eCinema Bhojpuri\u003c\/em\u003e—which earned a Special Mention for Best Writing on Cinema at the National Film Awards—as well as the novels \u003cem data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003eBandicoots in the Moonlight\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003eUp Campus, Down Campus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45157965365434,"sku":"2S5GSPR0H-Used","price":19.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/40Retakes.jpg?v=1758065531","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/40-retakes-bollywood-classics-you-may-have-missed","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}