{"product_id":"lata-mangeshkar-my-favourites-vol-2-hardcover","title":"Lata Mangeshkar: My Favourites, Vol. 2 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnirudha Bhattacharjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChandrashekhar Rao\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of Hindi film music recounted from a list of 50 of Lata Mangeshakar's songs that she chose as her favorites.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLata Mangeshkar, one of India's all-time most influential singers was known as \"the Nightingale of India.\" For her album \u003ci\u003eMy Favourites, Vol. 2\u003c\/i\u003e, Lata chooses 50 songs as her favourites among her own work, from a repository of over 5,000. This book covers an expanse of nearly forty years, connecting you to the real-life events behind the songs, going back to when music listening in India was limited to the radio, the 78 RPM shellac, the occasional visit to the cinema, and later, the vinyl records, cassettes, and the 30 minutes \u003ci\u003eChitrahaar\u003c\/i\u003eon television every week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnirudha Bhattacharjee \u003c\/b\u003eis a Distinguished Alumnus Awardee of IIT Kharagpur, India, a Business Consultant by profession and the author of \u003ci\u003eR D Burman: The Man the Music\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), which won the National Book Award for best book on cinema; \u003ci\u003eGaata Rahe Mera Dil\u003c\/i\u003e (2015); \u003ci\u003eS D Burman\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Prince-Musician\u003c\/i\u003e (2018); \u003ci\u003eKishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), and \u003ci\u003eBasu Chatterji: And middle of the road cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2023). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChandrashekhar Rao \u003c\/b\u003eis a practising dermatologist with a passion for playing (on the accordion), listening to, and archiving Hindi film songs. During his several decades-long stay in Dubai he has been a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eKhaleej Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGulf News\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, where he conducted interviews with many luminaries of Indian music, from Pandit Ravi Shankar to Lata Mangeshkar. He is the primary editor of a recent biography of prominent lyricist Shailendra written by the latter's daughter.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100433408307,"sku":"9798765107805","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eCU7t2H5269798765107805.webp?v=1772486035","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/lata-mangeshkar-my-favourites-vol-2-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}