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Title: |
The Maker of Filmmakers |
| Sub-title: |
How Jagat Murari and FTII Changed Indian Cinema Forever |
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| By (author): |
Radha Chadha |
| ISBN10-13: |
0143472097 : 9780143472094 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pages: |
536 |
| Weight: |
.830 Kg. |
| Published: |
India Viking - November 2025 |
| List Price: |
33.99 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
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When Jagat Murari, a young film student in post-war America, finds himself at the feet of one of cinemaâ s true giantsâ Orson Wellesâ during the making of Macbeth in 1947, the lessons he absorbs on that set will shape not only his future, but also the future of Indian cinema. Returning to a newly independent India, Jagat goes on to build the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) from the ground up. In The Maker of Filmmakers, Radha Chadha offers an intimate and meticulously researched portrait of her fatherâ a celebrated documentary filmmakerâ and the iconic film school he built. With uncanny consistency, FTII turned out top talentâ the likes of Shabana Azmi and Jaya Bachchan, Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Subhash Ghai, and other cinema legends. His alumni became the leading actors, directors, cinematographers, sound designers and editors of Bollywood and beyond. They spearheaded the Indian New Wave, kickstarted regional language cinema, and helped usher television into the country.
How did Jagat go about making such extraordinary filmmakers? What was his secret formula? With unprecedented access to Jagatâ s diaries, letters, personal papers and over 100 interviews with alumni and colleagues, Radha Chadha leads us behind the scenes, and into the mind of a visionary who reshaped Indian cinema, even as he grappled with its many challenges.
A gripping tale of ambition, adversity, and artistic brillianceâ richly illustrated with rare photographsâ The Maker of Filmmakers paints a vivid picture of one manâ s unwavering belief in the transformative power of cinema, and how his determination helped turn Indian cinema into the global powerhouse it is today.
â Set against the backdrop of some of the landmark events and characters of the last century, this is biography and cinematic history at its best. |
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