The Stranger in the Mirror

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

ISBN 10: 9390547997 / ISBN 13: 9789390547999

Published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Stranger in the Mirror
• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9390547997
• ISBN 13: 9789390547999
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Stranger in the Mirror is the memoir of theegendary producer-director, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Co-written by noted marketer-author, Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta, this book chronicles the richly experiential, multi-facetedife of one of India's most celebrated and feted directors who has made critically acclaimed filmsike Rang De Basanti, Delhi-6 and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Though it may seem natural for an autobiography to have a primary narrator, what makes this book truly unique is its many narrators. It is this multi-dimensional, multi-character narration that will enable readers to delve deep and truly understand what it means to be as unselfish as Mehra, a man who gleefully steps back andets the experts do their job. Peppered with anecdotes from Mehra'sife”from the chai-biscuit college days to the popping of the proverbial champagne”it implores readers to pay attention to understand who is narrating, because the plot may have just shifted aittle bit, justike his movies. At the end, what really stands out is how effortless the journey has actually been. And hereinies the greatest paradox because there is noack of perseverance in this journey. The miraculous manner in which things fall into place naturally,ike pieces of a pre-ordained puzzle with the universe acting as the "sutradhar', is the fulcrum around which the joy of this remarkable journey is built.

About the Author

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra occupies a reverent mihrab of his own in the annals of Indian filmmaking. After working on almost 200 advertising films and a documentary, he found his calling on the big screen.