{"product_id":"bad-men-bollywood-39-s-iconic-villains-9789361561603","title":"Bad Men: Bollywood\u0026#39;s Iconic Villains","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Roshmila Bhattacharya\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDid you know that ‘Lion’ Ajit did not care for the ‘Lily, don’t be silly’ jokes, or that Simran’s Bauji in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDDLJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was modelled on an old lion? What did Manoj Kumar tell Pran that convinced him to accept Shaheed?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Who was the strange woman who called Tanuja Chandra and changed her mind about casting Ashutosh Rana as Lajja Shankar Pandey in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSangharsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why did a fresh-faced Danny Denzongpa insist on playing the much-older, wheelchair-bound Thakur in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDhund\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and how did he make him unforgettable? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For decades, Bollywood’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ekhalnayaks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have terrorized us, tormented us, and trapped us in their dark universe. Yet, we are still mesmerized by them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So, it may interest you to know that for a long time, Gulshan Grover’s siblings would watch his films first so his mother could be whisked away from the auditorium just before he tore off a woman’s clothes on screen or was beaten black and blue. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Or that after \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSadak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s release, Sadashiv Amrapurkar’s daughters were asked ‘Does your father clap his hands like Maharani?’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is an attempt to not just decode the blackguards of Hindi cinema but also understand the men behind the monsters, through the author’s personal interactions with the actors as well as conversations with their family, friends and colleagues. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Full of interesting anecdotes about iconic films, performances and dialogues, it proves that even Bad Men can make for a good read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupa Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45675100143767,"sku":"9789361561603","price":257.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789361561603.webp?v=1769295568","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bad-men-bollywood-39-s-iconic-villains-9789361561603","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}