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Stardom and tragedy

One of the highlights of the book is the detailed analysis of the enigma

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(Book Cover) UTTAM KUMAR: A LIFE IN CINEMA

Shyamal Majumdar
UTTAM KUMAR: A LIFE IN CINEMA
Author: Sayandeb Chowdhury
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages:297
Price: Rs 1,299

This is a fascinating book on a movie icon who remains part of the collective consciousness of Bengalis all over the world even 40 years after his death. Biographies of super-achievers (mahanayak, in this case) often fail to go beyond felicitous homages, but Sayandeb Chowdhury, the author of Uttam Kumar: A life in Cinema, has gone off the beaten track. Result: A dispassionate assessment of a phenomenon called Kumar whose life and times come alive due to the perspective the author brings in.

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