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The life story of one of Indias most loved actors woven into a racy account of the evolution of Hindi cinema
KING OF BOLLYWOOD: SHAH RUKH KHAN
AND THE SEDUCTIVE WORLD OF
INDIAN CINEMA
by ANUPAMA CHOPRA
Warner Books
Price: $24.99; Pages: 250
By Chandan Mitra
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and Shah Rukhs deep attachment to
his large-hearted parents.
Interviewing him in 2005, I had
asked if he had any regrets in life and
Shah Rukh said, only that his parents
didnt live to see his success, adding he
had even arranged a TV set in his
mothers hospital room so she could
catch episodes of Fauji, the teleserial
that catapulted him to fame. But she was
too ill. The early chapters of the volume,
detailing many hitherto unknown facts
of Shah Rukhs early lifeparticipation
in mohalla Ramlilas, involvement with
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Robin S. Sharma
Jaico
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