40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed by Avijit Ghosh

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In 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed, journalist Avijit Ghosh revisits forty remarkable Hindi films—ranging from the left-leaning Footpath (1953) and the noir-tinged Gaddar (1973) to the poetic musical Thoda Sa Roomani Ho Jayen (1990), the underappreciated gangster drama Sehar (2005), and the rural Bihari narrative Antardwand (2010)—that time or fate unfairly sidelined. Through engaging storytelling and interviews with directors, actors, cinematographers, and composers, Ghosh weaves anecdotes and behind-the-scenes trivia—like Simi Garewal dating Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi during Teen Devian, or how Majboor lifted scenes from Charles Bronson’s Cold Sweat. He curates each film with a compelling rationale—from political commentary to stylistic audacity—and the book reads like a passionate friend prompting you to rediscover hidden cinematic gems with fresh eyes.

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Avijit Ghosh is a veteran journalist and film critic, currently serving as a senior editor at The Times of India, New Delhi. Born in Agartala and raised across Bihar and Jharkhand, he holds an MPhil in modern history from Jawaharlal Nehru University. With over twenty-five years of experience, he has written extensively on Hindi cinema and sports, and previously contributed as a critic to The Telegraph. He’s also the author of the award-winning cinema book Cinema Bhojpuri—which earned a Special Mention for Best Writing on Cinema at the National Film Awards—as well as the novels Bandicoots in the Moonlight and Up Campus, Down Campus

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