TIL Desk Bollywood/ Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan says he will readily support any effort to document India’s cinematic history.
Amitabh on Saturday launched Bollywood – The Films! The Songs! The Stars!, a book by S.M.M. Ausaja, Karan Bali, Rajesh Devraj and Tanul Thakur. It is a comprehensive illustrated guide and coffee table book, a tribute to India’s tinsel town, filled with trivia and facts about some of the most beloved actors, films and songs.
“In the future, if there’s Ausaja or anyone else connected to documenting our history or talking about it, I would be the first person to come forward and extend my help and cooperation. I feel very proud that Ausaja has entrusted me to write a forward and this is what I’ve exactly expressed in the book… That time is going away.
“In the early days, I can understand there weren’t so many mediums of communication and therefore making a record of something like this was not possible. But now we do have them. Please give it (documenting history) more attention, value and respect because the Indian film industry is truly a very respectful place,” Amitabh said.
