Articles and tributes by Suresh Kohli to K.A. Abbas, published in various newspapers and magazines. Includes articles on Abbas’ work in the field of cinema, journalism and literature and tributes in his memory. Also, includes translation of short story ‘Ek Aadmi’ from Urdu and draft review ‘From Personal to the Universal’ of Abbas’ book The World is My Village
Social Realism; Indian Cinema; Satyajit Ray; Saat Hindustani; A Tale of Four Cities; Nehru; Raj Kapoor; Azaad Kalam; Amitabh Bachchan; Naxalite; Dev Anand; Hindi Cinema; Birth centenary; Ek Aadmi; Urdu; The World is My Village; Inquilab
Interviews of K.A. Abbas by Suresh Kohli on his work as a creative writer, journalist and film-maker; Indian youth, effectiveness of his writings and media in the contemporary Indian society and cinema. Also, includes interviews taken on his seventieth birthday and last film ‘Ek Aadmi’.
Film industry; Film Finance Corporation; Shehar Aur Sapna; Hrishikesh Mukerjee; Mrinal Sen; B.D. Garga; Amrita Shergil; Western Cinema; Film Council; Indian Cinema; Censorship; India Today; Neo- Realistic Cinema; Jawaharlal Nehru; Journalist; Ek Aadmi; NFDC; Mehboob Khan; Doorsarshan; Morarji Desai
Correspondence between Suresh Kohli and K.A. Abbas about shooting of Abbas’ movie ‘Naxalite’ and government ban; starting a publication house by Suresh Kohli; Abbas’ visit to Italy for a Film Festival; purchase of his movies ‘Shehar aur Sapna’, ‘Saat Hindustani’, ‘Bambai’ and ‘Do Boond Pani’ by NFDC; and publication of his novel The World is a Village, etc. Also, includes enclosures containing table of contents of a book on cinema available for publication by Chidanand Das Gupta and foreword to a book authored by K.A. Abbas with possible titles.
Face to Face With Indira Gandhi; Ali Peter John; Chidanand Das Gupta; R.K. Karanjia; Krishan Chander; Cinema; Mulk Raj Anand; Naxalite; Men and Women; Bole Ke Lab Azad Hain Tere; Rita Ray; Mithun Chakravarty; Nargis; Naya Sansar; Seth Tarachand Barjatiya; J.N. Dixit; NFDC; Neo- realistic Film Festival; Shehar Aur Sapna; Do Boond Paani; Jankidas; MEA; Basu Bhattacharya; M.N. Roy; Chaukhat; Herald
