Filming: A Love Story

Author: Tabish Khair

Publisher: Macmillan UK (2009)

Binding: Paperback, 400 pages

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Set primarily in India and spanning the 20th century, Filming tells a series of stories, including that of one-time prostitute Durga, who is persuaded to give away her young son, Ashok, and that of Saleem, the son of a prostitute and two-times star of the silver screen. As these stories intertwine and overlap, they combine to create a novel that is simultaneously about the small details and the bigger picture,

weaving together major historical events - including Partition, the assassination of Gandhi, the rise of photography and the Bombay film industry.