Here is the astonishing true story of Bollywood, a sweeping
portrait about a country finding its identity, a movie industry
that changed the face of India, and one man's struggle to become a
star. Shah Rukh Khan's larger than life tale takes us through the
colorful and idiosyncratic Bollywood movie industry, where
fantastic dreams and outrageous obsessions share the spotlight with
extortion, murder, and corruption. Shah Rukh Khan broke into this
$1.5 billion business despite the fact that it has always been
controlled by a handful of legendary film families and sometimes
funded by black market money. As a Muslim in a Hindu majority
nation, exulting in classic Indian cultural values, Shah Rukh Khan
has come to embody the aspirations and contradictions of a
complicated culture tumbling headlong into American style
capitalism. His story is the mirror to view the greater Indian
story and the underbelly of the culture of Bollywood.
"A bounty for cinema lovers everywhere."
--Mira Nair, Director, The Namesake and Monsoon Wedding
"King of Bollywood is the all-singing, all-dancing back stage pass
to Bollywood. Anupama Chopra chronicles the political and cultural
story of India with finesse and insight, through fly-on-wall access
to one of its biggest, most charming and charismatic stars."
-- Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend it Like Beckham
"The "Easy Rider Raging Bull" of the Bollywood industry and
essential reading for any Shah Rukh Khan fan."
--Emma Thompson, actress
"Anu Chopra infuses the pivotal moments of Shah Rukh Khan's life
with an edge-of-your-seat tension worthy of the best Bollywood
blockbusters."
--Kirkus
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