Derek Bose

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Derek Bose (born in Calcutta on September 15, 1956) is a well-known author and journalist who specializes in Bollywood and other aspects of India's film industry. Throughout his career he worked at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in New Delhi, the Press Trust of India in Mumbai and the Indian Express. His features have appeared in news journals including Screen International (USA), Leicester Mercury (U.K.), Post Natal (South Africa), Khaleej Times, Gulf News (UAE) and New Straits Times (Malaysia). Bose is the author of the following books on cinema:

  • Bollywood Unplugged: Deconstructing Cinema in Black & White (Frog Books)
  • Kishore Kumar: Method in Madness (Rupa & Co), a coffee-table book published for the Bollywood icon's birthday[1]
  • Bollywood Uncensored: What You Don’t See on Screen and Why (Rupa & Co), focusing on the censoring of Bollywood films[2]
  • Everybody Wants a Hit: 10 Mantras of Success in Bollywood Cinema (Jaico)
  • Sameer: A Way With Words (Gayatri Publications), a coffee-table book focusing on one of Bollywood's premier lyricists.[3]
  • Brand Bollywood: A New Global Entertainment Order (Sage), which focused on the media convergence surrounding Bollywood and the revenue generation that is still developing,[4] together with what is required to move forward.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ ApunKaChoice Bureau (2004-08-13). 'Kishore Kumar had 'method' in his 'madness. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  2. ^ Paperback Pickings. The Telegraph (2005-07-22). Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  3. ^ Rana Siddiqui (2007-04-11). Writing it Right. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  4. ^ Rachna Singh (2007-02-25). Integrated Solutions. The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  5. ^ India's Film Industry Will Have to Turn Serious. The Hindu (2006-12-18). Retrieved on 2008-02-26.