Guns and Thighs (Paperback)

RAM GOPAL VERMA

ISBN 10: 8129151103 / ISBN 13: 9788129151100

Published by Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2017

About this Item

Paperback. In these delightfully candid musings about hisife and his cinema, rgv reveals the man behind pioneering Telugu and Hindi films such as Shiva, a, Satya, Sarkar, Bhoot and company. Discussing a wide range of subjects, from the influences and circumstances that drew him to films to his cinematic techniques, his successful and unsuccessful films, his Bollywood idols, his relations with the media and the controversies dogging him, guns & Thighs is as much about rgv'sife and philosophy ofife as about his films and the Indian film world. Y, he pulls no punches, whether he's talking about movies, women or the media. Even when it comes to his own films, he embraces his failures as much his successes and dissects them with rare honesty and humility. Refreshingly contrarian and politically incorrect, this book discloses a perspective as colourful andarger thanife as Indian films. It is not for rgv fans alone but for all those passionate about cinema and the people associated with it. In "Guns & Thighs," RGV candidly discusses his life, cinema, influences, techniques, successful and unsuccessful films, Bollywood idols, media relations, controversies, and personal philosophy. He embraces failures as much as successes, offering a colorful and larger-than-life perspective on Indian cinema. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guns and Thighs (Paperback)
• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8129151103
• ISBN 13: 9788129151100
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In these delightfully candid musings about his life and his cinema, RGV reveals the man behind pioneering Telugu and Hindi films such as Shiva, Rangeela, Satya, Sarkar, Bhoot and Company. Discussing a wide range of subjects, from the influences and circumstances that drew him to films to his cinematic techniques, his successful and unsuccessful films, his Bollywood idols, his relations with the media and the controversies dogging him, Guns & Thighs is as much about RGV’ s life and philosophy of life as about his films and the Indian film world. Characteristically, he pulls no punches, whether he’ s talking about movies, women or the media. Even when it comes to his own films, he embraces his failures as much his successes and dissects them with rare honesty and humility. Refreshingly contrarian and politically incorrect, this book discloses a perspective as colourful and larger than life as Indian films. It is not for RGV fans alone but for all those passionate about cinema and the people associated with it.

About the Author

Ram Gopal Varma is a film director, screenwriter and producer who has made films in Telugu and Hindi in a range of genres— psychological thrillers, gangster films, road movies, horror films and musicals. His first successful Hindi film was Shiva, but it was with Rangeela, which won Filmfare Awards for the lead actor and music director, that he truly gained recognition in Bollywood. Hisgangster trilogy’ , consisting of his masterpiece Satya along with Company and D, has garnered several Filmfare Awards, including a Critics Award for Best Film and a Best Director nomination. These films have, besi