The first book is usually unplanned. In 1992 Amitabh Bachchan lifted his 16-year-old ban on the media and by the time he relaunched himself in 1997 I realized I had innumerable interviews with actor, which I still don’t know how and when took the form of a book.
Amitabh Bachchan has played varied roles on screen, but off-screen the actor remains an enigma. Admired, envied, hated, hounded, his celebrity status transcends national boundaries.
My debut book Amitabh: The Legend captures the roller-coaster life of a superstar through incisive, introspective interviews. And the protagonist, Amitabh Bachchan, takes it all head-on, emotional choices, professional commitments, candid confrontation with controversies, allegations et al.
Surviving both, the near-fatal accident on the sets of Coolie, and political cesspool in real-life, his reflective personal accounts are blended with intimate analysis from his directors and his colleagues. A collector’s proud possession.