{"product_id":"beyond-the-spotlight-9789370034860","title":"Beyond The Spotlight","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Prosenjit Chatterjee\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProsenjit Chatterjee’s journey as one of Bengali cinema’s longest-reigning, most-commercially-viable superstars has been a remarkable and eventful one. Across his decades-spanning career, he has had the opportunity to work alongside luminaries of the filmmaking world.\u003cbr\u003e From sharing the screen with stalwarts like ‘Mahanayak’ Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee and Sabitri Chatterjee, ruling mainstream Bengali films alongside fellow-superstar and partner-inpranks Tapas Paul, to gradually transitioning into a more artistically-inclined cinema under the deft direction of visionaries like Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Goutam Ghose, he has—quite literally—done it all.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBeyond the Spotlight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a voyage through Prosenjit Chatterjee’s memories. It gives readers a glimpse at the real people behind the shadows of stardom and myth, whose hard work and dedication translate into the magic we witness on-screen.\u003cbr\u003e Endearingly narrated by Prosenjit himself—and faithfully compiled by Roshmila Bhattacharya—this book is a must-read for his fans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBACK COVER TEXT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e They say superstars are born overnight.\u003cbr\u003e Not true. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It takes decades of toil, years of trial and error, and months of anxious anticipation for that elusive blockbuster. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And then, even after delivering dozens of them, every Friday remains Judgement Day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They say it’s a lonely journey to the top. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e True. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But you are never alone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You have mentors aplenty guiding and inspiring you; co-actors, not just partnering, but also influencing you; writers and filmmakers shaping and even transforming your destiny. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is a salute to some of those fellow travellers without whom I would not be the Prosenjit Chatterjee you have known and loved for 40 years and 400 films. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And to all of you as well, without whom I would be nowhere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Prosenjit Chatterjee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupa Publications","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46912217120919,"sku":"9789370034860","price":387.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789370034860.webp?v=1770965923","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beyond-the-spotlight-9789370034860","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}