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Byculla to Bangkok
'One of the finest writers in today’s times.' (Sanjay Dutt)
'[A] prodigious chronicler of the underbelly of the maximum city.' (Adrian Levy)
The underworld has new faces, working for and against Dawood Ibrahim - the shadowy, manipulative figure that pulls the strings. Dawood’s own deputy-turned-arch rival Chhota Rajan, thug-turned-politician Arun Gawli, Amar (Raavan) Naik and his engineer brother, Ashwin Naik and a host of other characters, big and small, walk through this compelling history of the Maharashtrian mobsters who were once dubbed 'amchi muley', 'our boys', by former Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. Equally fascinating are the stories of the famous - and infamous - policemen and 'encounter specialists' who took on the gangs with great success and not many scruples.
Meticulously researched and thrillingly told by S. Hussain Zaidi, the acclaimed authority on the underworld, Byculla to Bangkok captures the humble beginnings of the organized crime mafias that held Mumbai to ransom through the last decades of the 20th century.
© S. Hussain Zaidi (P) Audible, Inc.Indus Creed
Indian rock band
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Indus Creed is an Indian rock band based in Mumbai. The group was founded in as Rock Machine and renamed in They disbanded in , only to regroup in with a new lineup.
In its listing of "25 Greatest Indian Rock Songs of the last 25 Years", Rolling Stone India featured the band's songs "Top of the Rock" () and "Pretty Child" ().
History
Rock Machine
Indus Creed was originally called Rock Machine, a group formed in by Mahesh Tinaikar (lead guitar), Mark Selwyn (bass), Ian Santamaria (vocals), Aftab Currim (rhythm guitar), and Suresh Bhadricha (drums). After playing just a few concerts in , the lineup went through some changes. Jayesh Gandhi replaced Currim, Mark Menezes took Bhadricha's chair, and Uday Benegal took over from Santamaria as lead vocalist. A few months later, Zubin Balaporia joined the band, adding keyboards. Tinaikar, Selwyn, Gandhi, Benegal, and Balaporia remained the core members of the band for a major portion of its existence.
Rock Machine started out as a cover band, playing a mix of mainstream rock and hard rock by such bands as Thin Lizzy, UFO, The Who, Deep Purple, Van Halen, and Rush. Rock Machine were one of the earliest bands in India to tour the country extensively, performing at colleges and independent rock festivals. The band eventually began to write and perform their own songs.
In , Rock Machine released their first album, Rock'n'Roll Renegade. Hailed as India's first all-original rock album, it was a major success. The band's follow-up a
Shyam Benegal
Indian director and screenwriter (–)
Shyam Benegal (14 December – 23 December ) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post s. He has received several accolades, including eighteen National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award. In , he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In , he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country, and in , he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour for his contributions in the field of arts. He died on 23 December , aged 90, at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai, where he was receiving treatment for chronic kidney disease.
Benegal was born in Hyderabad to Sridhar B. Benegal who was prominent in the field of photography. Starting his career as a copywriter, he made his first Documentary film in Gujarati, Gher Betha Ganga (Ganges at the Doorstep) in Benegal's first four feature films – Ankur (), Nishant (), Manthan () and Bhumika () – made him a pioneer of the new wave film movement of that period. Benegal's "Muslim Women Trilogy" films Mammo (), Sardari Begum (), and Zubeidaa () all won National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Benegal has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi seven times. He was awarded the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award in
Early life and education
Shyam Benegal was born on 14 December in a Konkani-speakingHindu family in Hyderabad, as Shyam Sunder Benegal. His father hailed from Karnataka. When he was twelve years old, he made his first film, on a camera given to him by his photographer father Sridhar B. Benegal. He received .