Kishore Kumar: Method in Madness

Derek Bose

Jan 2004 · Rupa Publications

About this ebook

As is well known, Kishore Kumar was a man of many parts. He was a singer by choice, an actor by compulsion, a filmmaker by conviction...a writer, music composer, lyricist and above all, a supreme impresario. He was known to be a miser, a madman and a troublemaker who could never be trusted. And then, there are those who knew him well who insist that he was as sober as a monk. So who was the real Kishore Kumar? This book attempts to provide an answer with a well-rounded picture of his personality and rare and lively pictures to supplement the text.

Ratings and reviews

Derek Bose does the unthinkable by trying to figure out one of the most enigmatic figures in Indian Cinema. A very simple presentation of the core of what Kishoreda was. True at heart and rarely coming across as bloated is what 'Method in Madness' manages to achieve. The more you find out about Kishore Kumar, the more you crave to know. It's impossible to decipher the Myth of Kishoreda. The very fact that this wonderful book comes very close to that is praise enough for the author. Great stuff.

A must read for Bharat Ratna KISHORE KUMAR'S DIE HARD FANS!

Nice one