Contents
Foreword by Jean-Claude Carriere
Introduction by Andrew Robinson
1. The Meeting
2. Satyajit Ray: A Brief Biography
3. Shatranj Ke Khilari: The Beginnings
4. Research and Scheduling
5. Casting
6. Final Preparations
7. Filming
8. Post-production
9. The Release and After
10. Looking Back
Acknowledgements
About the Publication
The book, presents a walk through the making of Shatranj Ke Khilari, a periodic drama set in nineteenth-century Lucknow, capital of the state of Oudh. Directed by one of the most celebrated Indian film makers, Satyajit Ray, the ve... Read More
About the Author
An electronics engineer by training. Suresh Jindal got interested in cinema while studying at the University of California. Los Angeles, US, in the late 1960s. He was among the producers who made possible the dreams of film-makers... Read More
