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Guide, The Film: Perspectives

Guide, The Film: Perspectives

Guide, The Film: Perspectives

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Guide, the Film: Perspectives was born from the urge of a few Guide lovers to redefine and analyse the extraordinariness of the cult film. In this collection of essays, the fourteen writers led by Lata Jagtiani attempt to focus on different aspects of the film, even if there are overlaps, which are inevitable in a project such as this.

November 30, 2019
Publisher: Blue Pencil
978-81-939555-2-9

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Category: Arts & Cinema, Publications, Non-Fiction
Tags: Dev Anand, Guide 1965, Hindi film music, Hindi films, SD Burman, Shailendra

About the Author

Lata Jagtiani

Lata Jagtiani

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Lata Jagtiani has an MA in English Literature. She has authored 8 books — Guide, The Film: Perspectives, Temple Bells and Other Stories, Bhagavad Gita in 365 Days, Towards Light, Sindhi Reflections, Mumbai Terror Attacks, O P Nayyar, King of Melody and Dada’s Wisdom. She has also been a lecturer in English in Mumbai and Dubai colleges. Over the years, several articles and book reviews penned by her have been published by newspapers including The Times of India, DNA and The Pioneer. She loves nature, books, music and films.

Lata Jagtiani lives in Mumbai, and can be reached via email at latajagtiani@gmail.com

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BY LATA JAGTIANI & OTHER WRITERS

Special Limited Edition to celebrate the Centenary Birth Anniversary of Dev Anand! Get the book with a pack of mementos

The Limited Edition contains:

Guide, The Film: Perspectives Book
Three exquisite Bookmarks featuring Raju Guide, Rosie and Vijay Anand
Printed cotton bag
Printed magnet

The Guide, the book written by RK Narayan, fired the imagination of Dev Anand to bring that story to celluloid. The film Guide brought maximum success and fame to Navketan. It justifiably bagged several Filmfare awards for that year; after all, it was an epic film, which was at once radical and traditional.

Genius always provokes admiration and curiosity. Why did Guide succeed when others failed? Was there a workable formula that others could use for subsequent films? What made Guide a classic?

Guide lovers have asked themselves and each other these questions from time to time. Finally, when a few of them saw the terribly tedious English version of Guide, they realised that the Hindi film needed study, because both had the same plot, almost the same cast and crew, and yet the difference was stunning. They then decided to do a study of this classic and bring it in the form of a book to be read by lovers of great cinema.

This urge to redefine and analyse the extraordinariness of the cult film led to this collection of essays. The fourteen writers attempt to focus on different aspects of the film, even if there are overlaps, which are inevitable in a project such as this.

The book also intends to be a tribute to the masters, Vijay Anand, Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Fali Mistry, SD Burman, Shailendra, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey. Not to forget the other members of the cast and crew who reached for the apex of their talents and produced a chef d’oeuvre.

This book is a unique collaborative study, fuelled by lovers of cinema and its music. The fourteen writers are Lata Jagtiani, Manek Premchand, Ajay Kanagat, Antara Nanda Mondal, Bobby Sing, Deepa Buty, Dharmakirthi, Gaurav Sahay, Kalpana Swamy, Monica Kar, MV Devraj, Pisharoty Chandran, Sundeep Pahwa and Vijay Kumar. It’s a book that all Guide lovers must possess.

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Guide, the Film Perspectives — Guide, the Film Perspectives is an Amazon Bestseller

Guide, the Film Perspectives launch — 8 authors of Guide, the Film Perspectives at the book launch in Pune, November 30, 2019. (L to R) Ajay Kanagat, Lata Jagtiani, Dr Pisharoty Chandran, Sundeep Pahwa, Manek Premchand, Antara Nanda Mondal, Deepa Buty and Kalpana Swamy

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In the Media

Guide, The Film: Perspectives

Songs of Yore | April 14, 2020

If you love your Guide, and you love its songs, as the authors of the book so obviously do, this is a book worth having and reading.

How Vijay Anand’s classic film ‘Guide’ tackles the delicate subject of adultery

Scroll.in | November 20, 2019

Full marks to Vijay Anand for his careful screenplay and direction; it is with his words and direction that the film managed to be bold and ventured into untested waters.

Book Review: Guide, The Film: Perspectives

Dusted Off by Madhulika Liddle | January 14, 2020

If you like Guide, this is a must-read.

Guide, The Film: Perspectives – A Very Well-Crafted Treasure of a Book

Silhouette Magazine | March 25, 2020

Kudos to all the writers for this praise-worthy compilation of collaborative excellence: a must-read for all film buffs and serious students of film studies.

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प्रोफेसर राजीव खन्ना ने देव आनंद की कालजयी फिल्म ‘गाइड’ पर आधारित एक किताब ‘गाइड, द फिल्म: पर्सपेक्टिव्स’ का भी विमोचन किया। ब्लू पेंसिल द्वारा प्रकाशित इस पुस्तक में गाइड फिल्म के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर 14 लेखकों ने अध्ययन और शोध कर विस्तार से लिखा है कि आखिर क्यों ये फिल्म इतनी सफल हुई। इस दौरान किताब के तीन लेखक संदीप पाहवा, अंतरा नंदा मंडल और बॉबी सिंग भी मौजूद रहे।

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Live Mint 24 | October 1, 2023

Professor Rajiv Khanna also relaunched a book ‘Guide, The Film: Perspectives’ based on Dev Anand’s all time classic film ‘Guide’. In this book published by Blue Pencil, 14 authors have studied and researched various aspects of the film ‘Guide’ and explained in full detail the reasons behind the film’s huge success. Three authors of the book Sundeep Pahwa, Antara Nanda Mondal and Bobby Sing were also present.

मशहूर अभिनेता देव आनंद का था दिल्ली से खास रिश्ता

Dainik Bharat | October 1, 2023

प्रोफेसर राजीव खन्ना ने देव आनंद की कालजयी फिल्म ‘गाइड’ पर आधारित एक किताब ‘गाइड, द फिल्म: पर्सपेक्टिव्स’ का भी विमोचन किया। ब्लू पेंसिल द्वारा प्रकाशित इस पुस्तक में गाइड फिल्म के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर 14 लेखकों ने अध्ययन और शोध कर विस्तार से लिखा है कि आखिर क्यों ये फिल्म इतनी सफल हुई। इस दौरान किताब के तीन लेखक संदीप पाहवा, अंतरा नंदा मंडल और बॉबी सिंग भी मौजूद रहे।देव आनंद के जीवन और उनकी फिल्मों पर एक दिलचस्प पैनल डिस्कशन का भी आयोजन हुआ, जिसे न्यू डेल्ही फिल्म फाउंडेशन के संस्थापक आशीष के सिंह ने संचालित किया। इसमें ‘सिनेमाज़ी’ की प्रमुख आशा बत्रा, लेखक-फिल्म समीक्षक बॉबी सिंग और अंतरा नंदा मंडल शामिल हुए।

देव आनंद का था दिल्ली से खास रिश्ता

Shine Delhi | October 1, 2023

प्रोफेसर राजीव खन्ना ने देव आनंद की कालजयी फिल्म ‘गाइड’ पर आधारित एक किताब ‘गाइड, द फिल्म: पर्सपेक्टिव्स’ का भी विमोचन किया। ब्लू पेंसिल द्वारा प्रकाशित इस पुस्तक में गाइड फिल्म के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर 14 लेखकों ने अध्ययन और शोध कर विस्तार से लिखा है कि आखिर क्यों ये फिल्म इतनी सफल हुई। इस दौरान किताब के तीन लेखक संदीप पाहवा, अंतरा नंदा मंडल और बॉबी सिंग भी मौजूद रहे।देव आनंद के जीवन और उनकी फिल्मों पर एक दिलचस्प पैनल डिस्कशन का भी आयोजन हुआ, जिसे न्यू डेल्ही फिल्म फाउंडेशन के संस्थापक आशीष के सिंह ने संचालित किया। इसमें ‘सिनेमाज़ी’ की प्रमुख आशा बत्रा, लेखक-फिल्म समीक्षक बॉबी सिंग और अंतरा नंदा मंडल शामिल हुए।