‘To Dad, With Love”, a pictorial biography on the filmmaker Rakesh Roshan by his daughter Sunaina Roshan published by Om Books International won the 1st Prize at the Annual Awards for Excellence in Book Production organized by Federation Of Indian Publishers. It was held at Delhi Book Fair on 4th September.
In To Dad With Love, daughter Sunaina Roshan narrates her father’s moving story in the voices of those closest to him. As a child, Sunaina Roshan loved the outdoors and had a penchant for mischief. For her, ‘If Mother was the teacher, Father was the principal.’ The book’s foreword is written by Hrithik, and their mother Pinkie played a key role in putting the whole idea together. Sunaina says it is his never-say-die spirit which inspires her the most, and it is his philosophy of “tough times don’t last, tough people do”, which kept her going when she was ill. So, Sunaina decided to embark on the journey of penning a book, based on a gamut of photographs from Rakesh Roshan’s childhood to teenage days as well as his days as a young handsome actor, when he turned a husband, father, director and on his journey till now.
Ajay Mago, Publisher, Om Books International: For Om Books International, receiving the first prize for To Dad with Love is a matter of great pride, and I would like to add that what made the book very special was the story of a man—Rakesh Roshan—who just decided never to give up and went on to scale great peaks of success.
