On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, Shrabonti Bagchi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Divya <[email protected]> wrote: >>> - Conversations with Mani Ratnam, Baradwaj Rangan - hardcopy in Chennai >> >> Is this any good? I've been badly burned by Bolly/Kollywood books (Ones on A.R. Rahman, Rajinikanth, R.D. Burman, etc.) in the past. They tend to be overly effusive and verge on hagiography. >> A look at Baradwaj Rangan's blog should give you an idea: http://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/
I finished the book a couple of weeks ago. It was pretty good. Much better than I expected. He asked some pretty probing and interesting questions of his subject and knew when to hold back a punch. Thaths -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo! Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
