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  Darlingji: The True Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt (Paperback) By (author) Kishwar Desai

  

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  Short Description for DarlingjiIn the early 19th century, in a small village in Northern India, a 13 years old Brahmin widow meets a Muslim Sarangi player, and elopes with him. Many years later, their daughter Jaddanbai moves to Bombay, and becomes a star of the early talkies.
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  • Publisher: HarperCollins India
  • Published: 01 December 2007
  • Format: Paperback 456 pages
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  • Categories: Literary Studies: General | Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900 | Contemporary Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9788172236977 ISBN 10: 8172236972
  • Sales rank: 788,816

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• Many years later, their daughter Jaddanbai moves to Bombay, and becomes a star of the early talkies, Chateau Marine on Marine drive is famous for its evenings mehfils and for the dreams it nurtures. Regular visitors include Dilip Kumar, Mehboob and Kamal Amrohi. It is also the home of Fatima Jaddanbai's daughter who will set the screen ablaze as Nargis. Then comes the moment that transform their lives: During the making of "Mother India", Nargis is trapped in a circle of flames, and Sunil Dutt, the male star, risks his life to save her. They fall in love, and so starts one of the legendary love story of India's film world.