‘Sone Chandi Ke Buth’: Anthology of KA Abbas’s writings to release on July 18 | Books and Literature News,The Indian Express
It includes Abbas' candid observations on famous actors, writers, and directors such as Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar, Satyajit Ray, Meena Kumari, Balraj Sahni and V Shantaram.
Sone Chandi Ke Buth, a new collection of writings on cinema by the late veteran filmmaker KA Abbas, will hit the stands on July 18, publisher Penguin Random House India (PRHI) announced on Monday.
The book, edited and translated from Urdu by Abbas’ niece Syeda Hameed and writer-journalist Sukhpreet Kahlon, is a collection of short stories, essays, and articles on famous film personalities and varied aspects of the Indian film industry.
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It includes Abbas’ candid observations on famous actors, writers, and directors such as Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar, Satyajit Ray, Meena Kumari, Balraj Sahni and V Shantaram.
“Abbas was a man in a hurry, Mujhe kuchh kehna hai was his motto in his every creative endeavour. In these stories, he has said it all and we, his emissaries, have brought it to the larger universe,” the editors said in a joint statement.
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