tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post6115803863706783948..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Presenting the book cover (and a scuffle over titles)Jabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-60344853302690852082015-08-17T10:44:18.491+05:302015-08-17T10:44:18.491+05:30Cool cover. All the best with your book :) If you ...Cool cover. All the best with your book :) If you like, you could send me an eBook for review ;)<br /><br />Destination InfinityDestination Infinityhttp://www.destinationinfinity.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1422847447371334042015-08-09T00:15:49.232+05:302015-08-09T00:15:49.232+05:30Congratulations on the new book! Can't wait to...Congratulations on the new book! Can't wait to read it. <br />Janakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068622582534965333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-27305815639722568522015-08-07T10:59:25.710+05:302015-08-07T10:59:25.710+05:30Thanks, Sreejata! Didn't know you were doing t...Thanks, Sreejata! Didn't know you were doing the indexing - just confirmed it with Udayan. Very flattered; as you might know, I have enjoyed your Byomkesh Bakshi translations (and a couple of others) very much...Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-9726458682078767342015-08-06T22:55:45.269+05:302015-08-06T22:55:45.269+05:30Jai, just finished indexing your book. Can vouch f...Jai, just finished indexing your book. Can vouch for the content being interesting ... made me take detours while indexing and sneaking a few truant hours almost every day watching one or the other of the films you're talking about so earnestly (nearly threw my deadline in disarray). Covers ... well, been there, ever so long ago. When I translated Devdas for Penguin, I almost didn't own up to it, so ghastly was the cover with Madhuri, Shah Rukh and Aishwarya's faces in little gaudy coins against a black background :-)). The book sold, whether because of or in spite of ... so, the efficacy of a cover is a moot point, I feel. Just lie back and enjoy it :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-75451705697862060662015-08-04T07:39:08.092+05:302015-08-04T07:39:08.092+05:30Fair enough - I'm just saying there aren't...Fair enough - I'm just saying there aren't any fixed rules for these things, based on who is saying what. I know many fans of HM's work, who count among the regular audience and never knew him personally, but who instinctively refer to him as "Hrishi-da" (which, by the way, is as much a term of respect as "Waheeda-ji" is, though a little less formal).Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-2763343973252452542015-08-04T01:42:33.285+05:302015-08-04T01:42:33.285+05:30In Guddi, Dharmendra says to a school girl, "...In Guddi, Dharmendra says to a school girl, "Umr mein badi hai, unhe Waheedaji kahiyen..." when she asks "Waheeda kahan hai?"<br />People within or out industry call SalmanBhai, YusufSaab, Amitji, Chichi, Bebo, etc.<br />Movie credits are more formal names.<br />So there are various rules to how a film personality is called or refered to, by which name.<br />I am one of audience. I typed the name as I say - not a short one, not a nickname, not with any suffix or prefix.<br />That's all I was trying to say in brackets.DewMoonDrophttp://dewmoondrop.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-27734627403525038322015-07-31T08:15:54.664+05:302015-07-31T08:15:54.664+05:30I take your point, but it wasn't meant to make...I take your point, but it wasn't meant to make any generalisations about HM's style - more like an amused observation about David (who plays a very specific role in these films) seeming like an extension of the director.<br /><br />P.S. didn't get the "full name" bit. Do only fans use a director's full name?Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-64317987660500370492015-07-31T02:28:59.942+05:302015-07-31T02:28:59.942+05:30I dont know if anyone commented on this ... but i ...I dont know if anyone commented on this ... but i dont like the text "watched passively" on backcover.<br />It is going to convey a broad generalization about HrisikeshMukhejee's direction style (I am a fan hence the fullname), while it would have been a one-of thing. We know a picture cannot convey everything about a person. But the words can make it permanent stereotype about him i nthe future.DewMoonDrophttp://dewmoondrop.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-9545295612189452092015-07-30T21:28:59.313+05:302015-07-30T21:28:59.313+05:30Thanks for the vote of confidence, Veena, Though I...Thanks for the vote of confidence, Veena, Though I think parts of the book may be a little heavy-handed. (My editor and I agree that OUP would have willingly published some of it!) Hoping it is palatable overall.<br /><br />P.S. even Hrishida did venture into pedantic terrain occasionally - see, for instance, Sabse Bada Sukh, Naukri, Jhooth Bole Kauva Kaate, and the endings of Kisi se na Kehna and Jhoothi.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-82498336708520620962015-07-30T21:22:43.489+05:302015-07-30T21:22:43.489+05:30The cover is playful and attractive. From what I ...The cover is playful and attractive. From what I have been reading on your blog, the content is probably serious and thoughtful, but delivered in a palatable way without being heavy-handed, pedantic, or soporific. Just like Hrishida's films :-) So I would say, the cover is perfect! Congratulations on the book; I am looking forward to reading it.<br /><br />VeenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-60395086082166149822015-07-29T22:27:28.721+05:302015-07-29T22:27:28.721+05:30thanks! I haven't held or looked at the book y...thanks! I haven't held or looked at the book yet - that is still at least a month away. But yes, glad (relieved really) that the finish line is in sight after a long and tough process...Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-31930803839226266772015-07-29T21:50:07.891+05:302015-07-29T21:50:07.891+05:30Congrats! Must feel lovely to hold it, look at it....Congrats! Must feel lovely to hold it, look at it. And the cover works well...the stars revolving around their centre. good jobchicu.l@gmail.comhttp://uttarakhandandi.blogspot.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-19225418326114346422015-07-29T12:37:49.137+05:302015-07-29T12:37:49.137+05:30(The book should be available for pre-order by Aug...(The book should be available for pre-order by August-end.)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-53105906394671959682015-07-29T12:33:34.858+05:302015-07-29T12:33:34.858+05:30Madhulika, Pessimist Fool: thanks a lot, need thes...Madhulika, Pessimist Fool: thanks a lot, need these votes of confidence. I will soon be sharing the artworks that I independently commissioned for promotional purposes. Those are more elegant, but also more "niche"/"elitist". (Oh damn, all these labels...)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-60536694598081049252015-07-29T12:28:12.635+05:302015-07-29T12:28:12.635+05:30I like the cover - it somehow brings out all the c...I like the cover - it somehow brings out all the cheeriness and quirkiness one expects of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's cinema. Utpal Dutt is looking a trifle too cock-eyed, but I think that doesn't really matter. Congratulations on the book, Jai. When's it out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-68502323517128948512015-07-29T11:36:54.913+05:302015-07-29T11:36:54.913+05:30I think the cover will do the job it is intended t...I think the cover will do the job it is intended to do. And, it looks quite nice and relevant. When is the book out, Jai?Pessimist Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057153008708242962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-20815740526662848152015-07-29T08:30:33.584+05:302015-07-29T08:30:33.584+05:30(Whether that was the right strategy - and whether...(Whether that was the right strategy - and whether colourful covers really do make such a difference to purchase decisions - is another matter, of course; I don't think any publishers' marketing team can claim that they have all the answers. Just saying, that was the thinking behind this sort of cover.)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-26182071303284743702015-07-29T08:28:15.639+05:302015-07-29T08:28:15.639+05:30Sure, but everything you say here has been address...Sure, but everything you say here has been addressed in the post. This was never about trying to find a cover that would best represent the book (in any case, maybe this should have been an OUP publication the way it has turned out!) - it is about trying to attract eyeballs and tempt buyers who don't know anything about my writing but know about films like Gol Maal and Chupke Chupke.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-34341538203686374422015-07-29T06:21:31.572+05:302015-07-29T06:21:31.572+05:30I don't like it. Too flippant. That would have...I don't like it. Too flippant. That would have been ideal for a book that was composed only of trivia about Hrishida, but this one - I am assuming - is a result of greater depth, and hence, a more "serious" cover would be apposite. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com