Darlingji: The True Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt

by Kishwar Desai

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 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.

Genres: Biography, India

456 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2007

About the author

Kishwar Desai (née Rosha) (born 1 December 1956) is an Indian author and columnist. Her latest novel The Sea of Innocence has just been published in India and will shortly be published in UK and Australia. Her first novel, Witness the Night won the Costa Book Award in 2010 for Best First Novel and has been translated into over 25 languages. It was also shortlisted for the Author's Club First Novel Award and longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. Her critically acclaimed novel, Origins of Love was published in June 2012. Desai also has a biography Darlingji: The True Love Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt to her credit.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishwar...

Reviews

[Rakhi Anil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a beautiful book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the beautiful story of Mrs. and Mr. Dutt. So much in love and so devoted to each other. The many ups and downs of their life and how they stuck together through the same. Your heart literally breaks when Nargis dies. The book takes you through a myriad of emotions. Hats off to the author who has done a wonderful job with the book.

[Ambesh Tiwari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous! a definitive biography of two remarkable individuals who made a huge impact in the lives of millions.

The author writes a very graceful account encompassing the professional, personal and social journey of two great artists.

What stands out for me is the grace with which the author has written about them. There are far too many events in the lives of the Dutts that can be sensationalised but to express these events with grace and poise is the art

[Rupal Gadkar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative, persuasive, and first hand account

[Ruchi Gupta · Rating 4 out of 5]

It gives an interesting glimpse into Nargis and Sunil Dutt family and that time period....

[Anjali · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting to know how film industry works behind the scenes!

[Rajesh Mani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book with great research