{"product_id":"an-epic-life-ramanand-sagar-from-barsaat-to-ramayan-paperback","title":"An Epic Life: Ramanand Sagar: From Barsaat to Ramayan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePrem Sagar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 25 January 1987, with the telecast of the very first episode of \u003ci\u003eRamayan, \u003c\/i\u003e Indian television changed for all time to come. In a matter of weeks, the series became a national obsession. During the \u003ci\u003eRamayan\u003c\/i\u003e slot, roads emptied out. No marriages and political rallies were scheduled for that time. More than three decades later, there has been nothing to match it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRamanand Sagar, the man behind the phenomenon and a successful filmmaker from Bombay, was among the first to recognise the immense power of television. He first made his mark as a writer in Raj Kapoor's \u003ci\u003eBarsat\u003c\/i\u003e (1949). From 1961 to 1970, Sagar wrote, produced and directed six consecutive silver jubilee hits-\u003ci\u003eGhunghat, Zindagi, Arzoo, Ankhen, Geet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLalkar.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Epic Life: Ramanand Sagar, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrom Barsaat\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eRamayan, \u003c\/i\u003e written by his son, Prem Sagar, an award-winning cinematographer, is an intimate look at the life of a visionary. It traces Sagar's life from his birth in Kashmir in 1917, his dramatic escape in 1947 when Pakistani tribesmen attacked the state, his arrival in Bombay and his subsequent glorious career-the crowning achievement of which was the smashing success of \u003ci\u003eRamayan.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrem Sagar began his career as a cinematographer with Ramanand Sagar's \u003ci\u003eLalkar\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) soon after completing his education from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune where he was a recipient of a gold medal for the best academic student of the year and a silver medal for the best photographed student film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was associated as a cinematographer or technical adviser with several popular and memorable films of Sagar Arts, including \u003ci\u003eCharas, Bhagawat, Hamrahi, Pyara Dushman, Armaan, Jalte Badan, Badal, Prem Bandhan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSalma.\u003c\/i\u003e He then turned director with \u003ci\u003eHum Tere Ashiq Hain.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Eighties Prem Sagar produced and directed Indian television's first fantasy serial, Vikram aur Betaal. Closely associated with the show \u003ci\u003eRamayan, \u003c\/i\u003e Sagar went on to have an extremely successful career in television being associated with shows like \u003ci\u003eShri Krishna, Sai Baba, Prithviraj Chauhan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChandra Gupta Maurya\u003c\/i\u003e in various creative capacities. He also directed \u003ci\u003eJai Maa Durga, Mahima Shani Dev Ki, Jai Jai Jai Bajrang Bali\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBasera.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrem Sagar has to his credit a total of fifteen awards as Director of Photography and many accomplishments in the field of still photography. The honours include the prestigious associateship of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain and the Artiste Federation Internationale de L'Arts Photographique Paris.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45809383964869,"sku":"9780143459354","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/HNKGd8mVFl9780143459354.webp?v=1770942908","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/an-epic-life-ramanand-sagar-from-barsaat-to-ramayan-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}