Om Books International combines Maddy with Mountain Echoes to bring Screenplay to Screen...
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Author : Nandini Viswanathan
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Ajay Mago, a man of many facets, has been the man behind bringing to book, scripts of Munnabhai MBBS and 3 Idiots among others with Vidhu Vinod Chopra. This time out, Ajay Mago adds another Bollywood feather to Bhutan's Famed literary Fest, Mountain Echoes. His publishing house, Om Books International, brings R. Madhavan to Mountain Echoes, on from May 21-23, 2011 in the picturesque Thimpu, Bhutan. Conceptualised by Pavan K. Varma, India's ambassador to Bhutan, Mountain Echoes in its second edition aims to provide a platform for authors from across the world to hold a cultural dialogue and celebrate tales of a shared landscape in the Himalayan region. The festival's chief patron is Her Majesty, the Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck.
Om Books International is part of the cinema session Screenplay to Screen that will witness R. Madhavan in conversation with producer and director Rohan Sippy and author Shobhaa De. R. Madhavan has been a part of several big banner Bollywood films like Rang De Basanti, 3 idiots and Tanu Weds Manu, to name a few.
Says Ajay Mago, "Besides believing a firm-believer in the era of iPads, books are what keep you grounded, Bollywood has a special place in my heart. And anything to do with it, I am always there. This time, round it is books and Bollywood together in Screenplay to Screen. I am elated to be part of it and thankful to yatra.com for being out Special Journey Associate in the same." Yatra.com, the biggest and most popular online travel company in India headed by Mr. Dhruv Shringi is the Special Journey Associate for this literary festival.
Adds Madhavan, "Ajay Mago and I are friends. And when we take this friendship to the next level by being part of a literary fest, Screenplay to Screen, it is a delightful combination of personal and professional space intertwining into a special relationship. I am looking forward to the Fest. The same earlier when we did the book, 3 Idiots was as pleasurable."
Om Books International has published amongst other genres, several cinema-related titles: AR Rahman: The Spirit of Music, an authorised biography by Nasreen Munni Kabir; The Dialogue of Pyaasa: Guru Dutt's Immortal Classic by Nasreen Munni Kabir; Still Reading Khan by Mushtaq Shiekh; Shah Rukh Can by Mushtaq Shiekh; The original screenplays of Lage Raho Munna Bhai and 3 Idiots; Bollywood in Posters by SMM Ausaja shortlisted for Vodafone Crossword Award 2010 for non-fiction to name just a few. Some titles in the pipeline are: The Dialogue of Devdas: Bimal Roy's Immortal Classic by Nasreen Munni Kabir; Indian Cinema: Love and Passion by Firoze Rangoonwalla; The Bachchans by SMM Ausaja; I'll Do It My Way: The Incredible Journey of Aamir Khan by Christina Daniels, and many more. Cinema is one of the strongest suits of OBI. Besides , OBI publishes fiction, monographs on art and architecture, photo essays (the latest one being Mumbai, Where Dreams Don''''t Die by Raghu Rai and Vir Sanghvi; Forts and Palaces of India by Amita Baig and Joginder Singh), Fashion and Lifestyle books, Children''''s books, Mind, Body, Spirit books, etc.
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