Raju Bharatan


Raju Bharatan 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, the first full-length Indian cricket documentary.
He died aged 86 in Mumbai in February 2020 after a prolonged illness. His wife, Girija Rajendran, who predeceased him, was also a film journalist.

Books

Bharatan wrote a number of books on cricket and on Hindi film music personalities, with whom he had a close association.Asha Bhosle: A Musical Biography Naushadnama: The Life & Music of Naushad A Journey Down Melody Lane Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography Indian Cricket: The Vital Phase