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A very strange man
Publication details: New Delhi Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt. Ltd 2018 Description: 231ISBN: 9789388070799DDC classification: 891.4393 Summary: This brilliant translation of Ismat Chughtai’s original Urdu novel Ajeeb Aadmi is the riveting story of Dharam Dev, the famous actor, director and producer, and his all-consuming and doomed passion for Zarina Jamal, the young dancer from Madras whom he brings to Bombay and transforms into a charismatic actress. He looks on in anguish as his betrayed wife, Mangala, a well-known playback singer, sinks slowly into alcoholism. When Zarina abandons him, he is overwrought and dies of an overdose, friendless and alone.| Item type | Home library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye Government College of Arts & Commerce, Pernemn General Stack | 891.4393 CHU/VER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | SSA-11983 |
This brilliant translation of Ismat Chughtai’s original Urdu novel Ajeeb Aadmi is the riveting story of Dharam Dev, the famous actor, director and producer, and his all-consuming and doomed passion for Zarina Jamal, the young dancer from Madras whom he brings to Bombay and transforms into a charismatic actress. He looks on in anguish as his betrayed wife, Mangala, a well-known playback singer, sinks slowly into alcoholism. When Zarina abandons him, he is overwrought and dies of an overdose, friendless and alone.
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