The Sound Man Mangesh Desai

Summary

Mangesh Desai was a freedom fighter, a nationalist, a patriot, and a gifted sound technician. He fought the British, smuggled revolvers, and made bombs. The New York Times rated him among the top ten sound mixing engineers of the world. He influenced directors across generations and achieved the impossible through his aesthetics even with technological limitations. He moulded himself according to the subject, film, and director. He was legendary by all definitions.