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Amitabh Bachchan - birthday special interview with SMM Ausaja (Silhouette)
‘His First Release in Bombay was ‘Anand’, Not ‘Saat Hindustani” — SMM Ausaja, Author of THE BACHCHANS

SMM Ausaja’s THE BACHCHANS: A Saga of Excellence published by OM Books International is a seminal work on the family, the first of its kind in the country. Put together lovingly with years of research, the book offers a never-seen-before glimpse of the illustrious family starting with Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a fascinating coverage of Amitabh and Jaya and going right up till the career graphs of Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

In a special feature to celebrate Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday today — 11 October 2024, Silhouette catches up with Ausaja for some fascinating insights into his landmark book. A conversation with Consulting Editor, Antara Nanda Mondal.

'His First Release in Bombay was 'Anand', Not 'Saat Hindustani'' — SMM Ausaja, Author of THE BACHCHANS
‘His First Release in Bombay was ‘Anand’, Not ‘Saat Hindustani” — SMM Ausaja, Author of THE BACHCHANS
SMM...
How Suhas Met Mr Bhuvan Shome
How Suhas Met Mr Bhuvan Shome
Suhasini Mulay...
'He Only Wanted to Make Films About People He Had Direct Contact With': Kunal Sen Remembers His Father Mrinal Sen
‘He Only Wanted to Make Films About People He Had Direct Contact With’: Kunal Sen Remembers His Father Mrinal Sen
Kunal,...
Yeh Un Dinoñ Ki Baat Hai - In Conversation with Yasir Abbasi
Yeh Un Dinoñ Ki Baat Hai – In Conversation with Yasir Abbasi
Yeh...
Majrooh Sultanpuri: The Poet For All Reasons — 'I Would Rate It As My Best Work,' Says Manek Premchand
Majrooh Sultanpuri: The Poet For All Reasons — ‘I Would Rate It As My Best Work,’ Says Manek Premchand
Majrooh...
'Aesthetic Potentials of Sound are Rarely Explored' - Budhaditya Chattopadhyay on the Use of Sound in Cinema
‘Aesthetic Potentials of Sound are Rarely Explored’ – Budhaditya Chattopadhyay on the Use of Sound in Cinema
Dr....
'If Raj Uncle Liked a Song, He Would Give Baba a Gold Coin': Amla Shailendra Remembers Her Father 'Kaviraj' Shailendra
‘If Raj Uncle Liked a Song, He Would Give Baba a Gold Coin’: Amla Shailendra Remembers Her Father ‘Kaviraj’ Shailendra
A poet...
Soumitra Chatterjee on Acting in Satyajit Ray's Films - Exclusive Video Interview (Part 2)
Soumitra Chatterjee on Acting in Satyajit Ray’s Films – Exclusive Video Interview (Part 2)
Soumitra...
The Unforgettable Music of Hemant Kumar: In Conversation With Author Manek Premchand
The Unforgettable Music of Hemant Kumar: In Conversation With Author Manek Premchand
In a candid conversation...
Soumitra Chatterjee on Acting in Satyajit Ray's Films - Exclusive Video Interview (Part 1)
Soumitra Chatterjee on Acting in Satyajit Ray’s Films – Exclusive Video Interview (Part 1)
Soumitra...
Life in Metaphors: Portraits of Girish Kasaravalli - In Conversation with OP Srivastava
Life in Metaphors: Portraits of Girish Kasaravalli – In Conversation with OP Srivastava
Life...
Nabendu Ghosh speaking about Bimal Roy and his films in And They Made Classics...
The Writer, the Hero, Shows Nabendu’s World
That Bird Called Happiness,...
'Every Song Has a Story': In Conversation with Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal
‘Every Song Has a Story’: In Conversation with Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal
With the best-selling...
Shyam: The Big Heart behind the Swashbuckling Hero
Shyam: The Big Heart behind the Swashbuckling Hero
Shyam – the screen idol of...
‘I Consider Woman at the Window a Path-breaking Effort’ – In Conversation With Film Critic Shoma A Chatterji
‘I Consider Woman at the Window a Path-breaking Effort’ – In Conversation With Film Critic Shoma A Chatterji
Veteran film critic Shoma...
'KL Saigal's Songs Started the Sugam Sangeet Revolution' - In Conversation with Author Pran Nevile
‘KL Saigal’s Songs Started the Sugam Sangeet Revolution’ – In Conversation with Author Pran Nevile
Renowned author and scholar of Indian...
Utpal Dutt in Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome (1969), Satyajit Ray’s Agantuk (1991) and Heerak Rajar Deshe, Gautam Ghose’s Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Naram Garam
The Multi-Layered Persona of Utpal Dutt
Impressed by Utpal Dutt’s interpretation of Othello,...
‘Tapan Sinha Deserved More’
‘Tapan Sinha Deserved More’
Abesh Das has written a Bengali book on Tapan...
'Rehearsals were Never Easy, Music Sittings were Always Fun' - Remembering Madan Mohan
‘Rehearsals were Never Easy, Music Sittings were Always Fun’ – Remembering Madan Mohan
Madan Mohan, the creator...
The films of Shakti Samanta (R) are known for their everlasting music.(Pic: A beautiful graphic crafted as a gift to Silhouette by Pakanati Lakshmi Priya)
‘In Aradhana, Sachin Karta Gave Me My Life’s Biggest Hit’: In Conversation with Shakti Samanta
Aradhana, the film that catapulted...
PK Nair with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur FHF
‘Films Must be Restored Like a Work of Art’: In Conversation with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
"If we do not pour our resources...
Nabendu Ghosh
Nabendu Ghosh: The Master of Screen Writing
March 27, 2016 marks the birth centenary of Nabendu...
Tanima Bhattacharya – as Abeera in Sankaal (Shackle)
‘One Day Will Come When Indie Films Will Stand in the Same Position with Other Bollywood Hindi Cinema’: Tanima Bhattacharya
Tanima Bhattacharya is an actress...
Amartya Bhattacharyya – the director of Capital I
‘The Film (Capital I) was Meant to Disturb the Ones in Comfort, and Comfort the Ones Who are Disturbed’: Amartya Bhattacharyya
Amartya Bhattacharyya is a young and...
Vijay Anand and Jaya Bhaduri in Kora Kagaz
‘Gata Rahe Mera Dil was Patchwork’: In Conversation With Vijay Anand
Every film Vijay Anand handled was unique...
Lata Mangeshkar and Salil Chowdhury (Pic: lataonline.com)
‘She is Capable of Delivering Anything a Music Maker Can Think Of’ – Salil Chowdhury Speaks About Lata Mangeshkar
'She always knew that it...
Three Legends: (L to R) Naushad, Majrooh Sultanpur and Madan Mohan (Pic courtesy: madanmohan.in
‘Bade Achchhe Din Thhe, Bade Pyare Saathi, Aur Guni Bhi’ – In Conversation with Majrooh Sultanpuri
"Burman Sahab would reject his...
Oorvazi Irani
‘It Would Have Been Very Easy to Make a Film on the Life of Zarathustra’: Oorvazi Irani
'I don’t claim to give...
1971, during the press show of his "Ambitious"film Door Ka Rahi at Apsara cinema Mumbai. The film ran for 15 weeks on merit . There were no buyers so he released it himself adding another feather in his cap by becoming a "Distributor". (Pic and caption: Amit Kumar)
Kishore Kumar, The Master of his Craft – Amit Kumar Remembers his ‘Baba’
You must sound unique and...
'The Music Director Knows which Voice would do Full Justice to his Composition' - In Conversation with Hemant Kumar
‘The Music Director Knows which Voice would do Full Justice to his Composition’ – In Conversation with Hemant Kumar
In a tribute to singer-composer Hemant...
Suman Ghosh, Director, Kadambari
‘Kadambari was a Challenge’: Suman Ghosh
Shoma A Chatterjee interviews...
‘I Consider Myself A Writer First': Chauranga Director Bikas Mishra
‘I Consider Myself A Writer First’: Chauranga Director Bikas Mishra
I always had the bigger reality...
I Am A Worshipper Of All Things Beautiful: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-IV)
I Am A Worshipper Of All Things Beautiful: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-IV)
We pay a humble tribute to the...
Jatugriha poster
I Cherish A Thrill For Adventure: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-III)
We pay a humble tribute to the...
Tapan Sinha
I’d Never Allow My Mind To Gather The Moss Of Stagnation: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-II)
We pay a humble tribute to the...
Never Have I Made the Same Kind of Film: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-I)
Never Have I Made the Same Kind of Film: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-I)
On the occasion of legendary filmmaker...
Sahir Ludhianvi: The People’s Poet
Sahir Ludhianvi: The People’s Poet
Sahir Ludhianvi is probably the...
Bollywood In Posters: 25-Year-Long Journey With Film Memorabilia
Bollywood In Posters: 25-Year-Long Journey With Film Memorabilia
Film historian and archivist...
the only Indian actress whose films have been selected in three of the major international film festivals in the same year
The Power Of Now Is What I Live In – Tannistha Chatterjee
"It’s in a way interesting...
Uttam Kumar - Suchitra Sen: Enduring Magic of the Iconic Romantic Pair
Uttam Kumar – Suchitra Sen: Enduring Magic of the Iconic Romantic Pair
L&C interviews Maitreyee Bhattacharjee...
Rituparno Ghosh
My City Can Neither Handle Me Nor Ignore Me: Rituparno Ghosh
Everything is...
I Can Act in Any State of Mind: Soumitra Chatterjee Interview
I Can Act in Any State of Mind: Soumitra Chatterjee Interview
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