{"product_id":"presenting-persis-khambatta-sherilyn-connelly-9781476681955","title":"Presenting Persis Khambatta: From Miss India to Star Trek--The Motion Picture and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 1965, 18-year-old Persis Khambatta became the third woman to be crowned Miss India. After moving to England and then to the United States, she found worldwide fame in the first Star Trek movie in 1979, and in 1980 she became the first Indian presenter at the Academy Awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American film industry seemed never to forgive Khambatta for being a non-white woman who refused to do nude scenes. After failing to sustain a career as either a producer or a performer, she achieved a triumph before her sudden death in 1998 with the publication of her book Pride of India: A Tribute to Miss India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Based on contemporary news articles and primary sources, this first biography examines Khambatta's Hindi and English-language film and television work, and demonstrates the many ways she was ahead of her time as a filmmaker, feminist, and humanitarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sherilyn Connelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476681953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476681955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 1.00d","brand":"Sherilyn Connelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944183398655,"sku":"9781476681955","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1e884a10-be30-4a42-acab-8e6c83d261a5.jpg?v=1681502274","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/presenting-persis-khambatta-sherilyn-connelly-9781476681955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}