Rajesh Khanna The Untold Story of India's first Superstar

In the 1970's Rajesh Khanna achieved the kind of fame that no film star had ever experienced before or has since. But then he saw it all vanish. They say superstardom destroyed him. But was it something else buried deep in his past? In this riveti...|In the 1970's Rajesh Khanna achieved the kind of fame that no film star had ever experienced before or has since. But then he saw it all vanish. They say superstardom destroyed him. But was it something else buried deep in his past? In this riveting biography award winning journalist Yasser Usman examines Rajesh Khanna's dramatic colourful life in its entirety from littleknown facts about his childhood to the low-down on his relationships and rivalries from his ambitious hopes to his deep-seated insecurities. What emerges is a tantalizingly written meticulously researched chronicle of a fascinating and mercurial man one who was both loved and feared by those closest to him. It is a story that encapsulates the glittering seductive cut-throat world of Bollywood at its best and its worst. Review Written in a racy style the book is a fine tribute to the phenomenon called Rajesh Khanna. A must for his fans and the rest tooTHE HINDUYasser Usman's biography of Rajesh Khanna is a special book not only in its writing . . . but also for its affectionate honestyASIAN AGEThe book packs a punch while constructing the story of the biggest star of Hindi cinemaINDIA TODAYThe narrative is brisk the facts substantiated by many leading journalists and actors who worked with Khanna all of which come together to create an insight into Khanna's life yet with plenty of mystiqueDAWNYasser Usman certainly has a knack for ensnaring the unsuspecting reader. This is a brilliantly woven narrative a non-fiction book thoroughly researched yet so cleverly spun it doesn't rate less than a Bollywood potboilerFINANCIAL CHRONICLEA delightful new book . . . by Yasser Usman brings to light the various facets of the actor's extraordinary lifeBUSINESS STANDARDThe book is a collation of information that is part filmlore part a cautionary tale with occasional pieces of rare triviaNEW INDIAN EXPRESSThis book has been carefully woven between the fame of the superstar Rajesh Khanna and the conflict between his shy egoistic skeptical personaBBCAs you read this book you will smile at some places your eyes will be moist at others . . . an experience similar to watching a Rajesh Khanna blockbuster -- SALIM KHAN About the Author Yasser Usman is a journalist by tribe a television producer by creed and a film commentator by caste. He has been a recipient of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for excellence in journalism and the NT (News Television) Awards thrice over. A master's in environmental science he remembers more films and songs than classroom theories. He has worked for over a decade in leading TV news organizations and is currently with ABP News (formerly Star News).