‘An Evening in Lucknow’ is an anthology of short stories written by K. A. Abbas. He wasn’t only a writer of short stories; well he was also a director, producer, and screenplay writer of many Hindi films like Joker, Awara, Dharti Ke Lal etc. He is still celebrated for giving a break to legendary actor Amitabh Bachan in ‘Saat Hindustani’ film, way back in 1969. As well, K. A. Abbas is a maternal grandfather of Shahid Kapoor. ‘Sparrows’ is a famous short story written by him and it remained in the world’s best short stories’ column for many years, just like Mulk Raj Anand’s ‘The Lost Child’. Mulk Raj Anand and K.A. Abbas were ally and known to each other as they were the English writers of early India. In 1947 Mulk Raj Anand wrote a letter to Mr. Abbas praising his work regarding ‘Sparrows’ – a short story. K. A. Abbas was an integral part of Bollywood; he directed and wrote many a movie. He worked with V. Shantaram too. Many of his short stories have been convert...
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