India, Nov. 22 -- In The Maker of Filmmakers, Radha Chadha offers an intimate and meticulously researched portrait of her father, Jagat Murari, a celebrated documentary filmmaker, and of the iconic film school he shaped. The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) turned out top talent: the likes of Shabana Azmi, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Subhash Ghai. The alumni became leading actors, directors, cinematographers, sound designers and film editors. They spearheaded the Indian new wave, kickstarted regional language cinema, and helped usher television into the country. Drawing from Murari's diaries, letters, personal papers and over 100 interviews with alumni and colleagues, Chadha leads the reader behind the scenes and into the mind of a visionary who shaped the institute in its early years, and reshaped Indian cinema, even as he grappled with the many challenges involved. A gripping tale, The Maker of Filmmakers paints a vivid picture of one man's unwavering belief in the transformative power of cinema....