All three books I have written – biographies of Priyanka, Shashi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan – were unauthorised, although that is not how I initially approached the projects. Shashi was seriously unwell when I began writing Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star. It was a different situation when I wrote Irrfan Khan: The Man, The Dreamer, The Star. While working on the Shashi Kapoor biography, I realised he was truly loved and people were more than willing to talk about him. I was fortunate to get some rare images of Shashi Kapoor from director James Ivory when I met him in New York.

Source: Hindustan Times July 12, 2020 02:23 UTC