The Greatest Show on Earth: Writings on Bollywood

Edited By Jerry Pinto

Penguin Books India,

472 pages with 8 coloured pictures, R499

A celebration of all that is fascinating about Bollywood, this collection includes contributions by Saadat Hasan Manto, Salman Rushdie, Bhisham Sahni, RK Narayan, Ismat Chughtai, Suketu Mehta, Shobhaa Dé, Dev Anand, Dada Kondke and Manna Dey writing about superstars and strugglers, filmmakers and playback singers, onscreen kisses and offscreen romance, the casting couch and censorship.