The great short-story writer Saadat Hasan Manto had also worked in the Hindi
film industry in Bombay. In this collection of brilliant portraits of actors,
producers, directors and musicians, Manto reveals with relish and inimitable
irony the motivations that drove these men and women who have dazzled
generations.
The famous and the unknown inhabit these pages: Ashok Kumar emerges as a shy,
brilliant actor, forever looking to flee the eager advances of his female fans;
Nargis is just another young girl looking for companionship among her peers; we
come to know of the obsessions of Sitara Devi, the unfulfilled desires of Paro
devi, and the incredible dedication