Book on Shah Rukh Khan to be released next month

Noted film critic Anupama Chopra's next book, this time on superstar Shah Rukh Khan, will be released Aug 9. Titled "King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema in India", the book will trace Shah Rukh Khan's climb from a middle-class Delhi boy to a Bollywood superstar, both in India and abroad.

"King Of Bollywood ..." will also be available in Hindi, Marathi and German translations.

Chopra's earlier book, "Sholay - The Making of a Classic", won her a National Award in 2000 for the best book on cinema.

Indo-Asian News Service