‘Once Upon A Prime Time’, book reading with Ananth Narayan Mahadevan.
Students from the Doon International School attended the event hosted at The English Book Depot. They interacted with the author and crew of the film Pastt Tense, which is being shot in Uttarakhand by National Award-winning filmmaker and actor Ananth Narayan Mahadevan.
The Meet and Greet was hosted by Garhwal Post and The English Book Depot. Satish Sharma, the Editor of Garhwal Post, the Editorial Board, special invitees, and guests thronged the Book Cafe at 7:00 p.m. on October 10, 2024; the event lasted over an hour and a half. Book reading was followed with a question and answer session with the author. Complete story will be published in The Garhwal Post on the 12th of October 2024*.
Anant Mahadevan a famous actor, director, writer in both the Marathi and Hindi film industry. He was born on 28th August in the year 1950 in Thrissur, United State Of Travancore And Cochin, India. He is also known as Anant Narayan Mahadevan. He started his film career in the year 1984. At present (2024) he is 74 years old. Having been an integral part of the Indian television serials and Hindi movies since the 1980s, he is also involved in the professional English and Hindi theatre. His favorite actors are Guru Dutt and Stephen Lang. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Just Marathi.
At the event Anath read the story of the making of Tipu Sultan the movie. The 18th century warrior king lived and died by the sword. But for the crew and cast who were working to bring him to life in a TV serial, it ended in a different, more horrifying ordeal: fire. Last fortnight, a devastating blaze swept through Premier Studios in Mysore, where actor-director Sanjay Khan was shooting a tele-serial based on Bhagwan Gidwani's historical novel The Sword of Tipu Sultan. The toll: 42 dead and at least 25. including Khan, seriously injured.
Read more about the book Once Upon A Prime Time by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, published by Embassy Book Distributors in the Brewing Knowledge blog from The English Book Depot: https://www.brewingknowledge.com/2024/10/books-of-week-5th-october-saturday-2024.html
* Garhwal Post
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