Talk:Rajesh Khanna: The Untold Story of India's First Superstar

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Nicholas Michael Halim in topic No separate editions overseas

GA Review edit

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Reviewer: Yashthepunisher (talk · contribs) 10:13, 23 April 2021 (UTC)Reply


I'll take this. Yashthepunisher (talk) 10:13, 23 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Lead

  • forty-six-year-long --> 46 year
Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
  • Again, please refrain from using words like "highly". They aren't neutral.
Is well-publicized neutral? --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Synopsis

  • "He followed the film with an" Please rephrase the beginning of this sentence.
Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
  • Ditto, point two of Lead.
Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
  • "The book ends with Khanna's illness." And his death as well right?
Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Development

  • "The book is Yasser Usman's first". Replace 'the book' with the book's name.
Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
  • Did Usman interview his daughters?
I found no sources for these, but I feel he forgot to tell it to the press. --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Release

  • So you mean the book was first released as a soft copy on Amazon Kindle?
Yes, I do. Only Amazon that published the book's release date and the earliest one is its release on Amazon Kindle, 5 December 2014. --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Critical reception

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 08:18, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Thats it. Yashthepunisher (talk) 06:07, 25 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Removed text edit

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Background edit

Yasser Usman was born in the 1980s in Moradabad;[1]:xii[2] his father is reportedly a chemistry professor. In his childhood, Usman had a hobby to read rented popular film magazines and has read many books on Indian film actors.[3] He works as an author, journalist and television producer in Delhi.[2] Usman, who is mostly known as an unauthorised biographer, describes himself as "a keen observer of Bollywood".[4] He wrote in an article published in The Telegraph; "When I set out to write about stars, I wanted the freedom to explore uncomfortable spaces. I wanted to delve not only into their stardom but also their turbulent personal lives and tragic downfalls."[5] In the media, Usman has described as one of the most successful biographers from India. He was noted for his writings that focused on the "dark side" of the country's film industry.[3]

References

  1. ^ Usman, Yasser (29 August 2016). Rekha: The Untold Story. New Delhi, India: Juggernaut Books. ISBN 978-81-93284-18-6.
  2. ^ a b Malik, Eekta (10 August 2018). "'I am so tired of goody-goody hagiographies'". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "On Nepotism and Casting 'Ouch' Moments". Juggernaut Books. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ^ Usman, Yasser (25 March 2018). "A life not seen through rose-tinted glasses". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. ^ Usman, Yasser (11 October 2018). "The curious life of an unauthorised Bollywood biographer". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

Cheers, Baffle☿gab 02:28, 3 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

No separate editions overseas edit

The claim that the book was published in Singapore and Sweden in 2018 was not correct – Amazon may have started selling the (Indian) edition through their local marketplaces then, but that does not mean the book was published in those countries. --bonadea contributions talk 13:43, 27 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Wait, this time I agree with you. Ok let me change it! --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 11:29, 28 April 2021 (UTC)Reply