Romancing The 80s: Dive into Snapshots from a Cherished Decade! 📸✨ Relive the unforgettable moments, trends, and memories that defined an iconic era!

Romancing The 80s: Snapshots From A Cherished Decade | Excerpt

A captivating coffee table book that brings the vibrant memories of the 1980s to life

 

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Romancing The 80s: Snapshots from A Cherished Decade by Seema Sethi is a captivating coffee table book that brings the vibrant memories of the 1980s to life. With a blend of striking visuals and thoughtful insights, the book captures the spirit of a decade that shaped India’s cultural, social, and political identity.

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Romancing the 80s cover

Film posters had so much pull, they almost

pushed you in. The title so big, it was a self-

proclaimed blockbuster.

Heroes and heroines plastered all over, there

was no room for half measures. Double meanings

were on. Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haath

Mein from Dada Kondke was the flag-bearer.

Often movie titles and posters were wicked

enough to draw the under-18 crowd to halls.

Nothing prepared you for what Amitabh Bachchan’s next release was

going to be. It was a calling, an indulgence, a habit – to rush to the cinema

and watch his latest.

Songs and lightbulbs from Yaraana are still shining, as is the melodramatic

friendship between Bachchan and Amjad Khan.

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AB’s filmography is one swerving, unpredictable ride down memory

lane. During the shooting of Coolie, this ride appeared to come

to a grinding halt. A serious injury to the superstar, the nation

joined in prayer like never before. But he returned, as did you

and I to the cinema.

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A Bachchan release defied piracy and VHS. It was

what India cinema was meant to be, a great escape.

In a Bachchan film, cinema-goers would be possessed – hurling coins in

the air, at his entry or during a song. These coins would catch the light

from the projector. It was a sight to behold. As was the man.

Extracted with permission from the author and the publisher Romancing The 80s.

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