'The Making of Don' is a stop and start book - interesting in parts - but often repetitive and non-linear. Additionally, Gopalan has just the one source: Chandra Barot and the book relies heavily on Barot's reminiscences. I thought Gopalan might have been better served writing the story from Barot's perspective instead of as an author researching the book.
Even so, the kernel of the story is interesting enough - a movie made over several years, on a non-existent budget relying largely on goodwill and fortune to get made. It was the core story that kept me hooked even though Gopalan kept losing my attention.
Though short of the benchmark for movie-making books ("Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron", "Sholay-the Making of a Classic"), can be read as a one-off airport-read.
Even so, the kernel of the story is interesting enough - a movie made over several years, on a non-existent budget relying largely on goodwill and fortune to get made. It was the core story that kept me hooked even though Gopalan kept losing my attention.
Though short of the benchmark for movie-making books ("Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron", "Sholay-the Making of a Classic"), can be read as a one-off airport-read.
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