Stardust: Vignettes from the Fringes of Film Industry

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Stardust: Vignettes from the Fringes of Film Industry is an Indian English-language non-fiction book written by Roopa Swaminathan. [1] It won the 2004 National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema. [2]

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  1. Sebastian, Pradeep (6 March 2005). "Magic workers". The Hindu . Retrieved 9 January 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)[ dead link ]
  2. "2nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 9 January 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)