Raju Bharatan

Raju Bharatan[1][2][3] (1934 – February 7, 2020) was a journalist and writer on Indian cricket and Bollywood music. He worked for a weekly features magazine, The Illustrated Weekly of India, and an Indian films weekly newspaper, Screen. He also directed The Victory Story (1974), the first full-length Indian cricket documentary.[4]

He died aged 86 in Mumbai in February 2020 after a prolonged illness. He was survived by his daughter.[4] His wife, Girija Rajendran, who predeceased him, was also a film journalist.[5]

Books

Bharatan wrote a number of books on cricket and on Hindi film music personalities, with whom he had a close association.

References

  1. ^ "Why Lata Mangeshkar cancelled song recordings". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ "'There was a ruthlessness in the relationship between the sisters'". 25 September 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "MOHD. RAFI DESERVE MUCH MORE "PADMA SHREE " - RAJU BHARATAN" – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ a b "Noted cricket scribe Raju Bharatan dies". Deccan Herald. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Veteran Cricket Journalist And Film Historian Raju Bharatan Dies At 86". ABPlive. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ Bharatan, Raju (1 August 2016). "Asha Bhosle: A Musical Biography". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Amazon.
  7. ^ "Naushadnama: The Life & Music Of Naushad". www.amazon.in. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  8. ^ Bharatan, Raju (1 September 2010). "A Journey Down Melody Lane". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Amazon.
  9. ^ Bharatan, Raju (2 January 1995). "Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography". UBS Publishers Distributors. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Amazon.
  10. ^ "Indian Cricket - The Vital Phase by Raju Bharatan: Bell Books Signed by Author(s) - Sportspages". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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