Do and Die
Front cover of the 2010 edition
AuthorManini Chatterjee
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
1999
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages356
ISBN978-0-330-53629-5

Do and Die : The Chittagong Uprising 1930–34 is a 1999 historical non-fiction book written by the Indian author Manini Chatterjee.[1] The book tells the real-life story of revolutionary leader Surya Sen and his role in the Chittagong armoury raid.[2]

The book was awarded the Rabindra Purashkar Award in 2000.[3] It was adapted into the 2010 film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and starring Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone.[4]

References

  1. ^ Menon, Parvathi (March 2000). "Chittagong saga retold". Frontline. 17 (5).
  2. ^ Dasgupta, Swapan (24 January 2000). "Khadi and khaki". India Today. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ Advani, L. K. (2011). As I See it. Rupa Publications. p. 233. ISBN 978-81-291-2315-2.
  4. ^ "First look: Deepika in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey". Rediff.com. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
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