Les sanguine, I'm afraid, have been the voices of our friends on the Indian subcontinent itself, who have cried both alone and in unison: "Hey, jerk. Why is your book, which is ABOUT Indian cinema, not available in India itself?" (some of them adding something along the lines of "Nice one, bozo" or "smooth move, Ex-lax"--you get the idea). And to them, I would like to say this: I would not have had it this way were it in my control. It is, in fact, something that grieves me on a daily basis. Unfortunately, we have yet to find an Indian publisher who is willing to take a risk on a book about Bollywood written by a non-Indian American. However, we are still trying our best to make it happen. In the meantime, I humbly ask that you take it as fact that our goal is to get Funky Bollywood into the hands of South Asian readers for a reasonable price as quickly as possible. Please bear with us.
On a lighter note, I recently put together this book trailer for Funky Bollywood, which I feel captures the feel of both the book and its subject pretty well. Feel free to share.
Filmi Ladies: Amar Singh Chamkila
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At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss “the
Filmi Jodi of Amar Singh Chamkila and his singing partner and wife Amarjot.
Thi...
Demon of the Island (1983)
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Original title: Le démon dans l'île
Dr Gabrielle Martin (Anny Duperey) moves to a somewhat isolated island to
become the new general practitioner there. ...
Justice Ninja Style (1985)
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Over on our sibling site at Death Ray Dive, we reviewed the
ultra-low-budget, shot-on-video 1985 action romp, JUSTICE NINJA STYLE,
starring some enthusiast...
Mata Hari: Agent H21 – The Eye of Dawn
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MATA HARI: Agent H21 – THE EYE OF DAWN is a pet project of mine. For many
years now I have been interested in the story of Mata Hari – and even
beyond that...
An open letter to American Democratic party leaders
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I am going to take up some space here to talk about American politics. I am
disabling comments on the post because the internet is a cesspool of idiots
and...
Out to pasture
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Covering Thai cinema and living in Thailand for the past decade or so has
been an illuminating experience, one that I'm not sure whether I'll regret.
I s...
Don't Wanna Be a Cantopop Star
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UNGH: Don't Wanna Be a Cantopop Star from duriandave on 8tracks Radio.
I've got five posts simmering on the stove right now and each is insisting
on takin...
#54: Goliath and the Vampires!
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Hello Monster Island Resorters, It’s time for another collaboration with
that collection of creative minds known as the Mysterious Order of the
Skeleton Su...
Put Me Back In My Tomb
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I have retired MCB but just wanted to let ya'll know I've fired up a Musick
Blog and will be spending time over there from now on. Please check it
out, it...
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