Author: Gokulsing
Dissanayke/
Publisher: Orient Longman
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 151
ISBN/UPC (if available): 978-81-250-1581-9
Description
Intended for general readers as well as students of Indian cinema, this book reviews nine decades of Indian cinema and examines its influence on people in India and the Asians in the Diaspora.
India produces more films than any other country but its popular cinema has remained peripheral to western cinema buffs. This book is the first to provide a historical and cultural survey of Indian cinema- popular, artistic and regional - and to introduce readers to its distinctive forms.
It explores the political, social, cultural and religious influences on Indian cinema, how it represents women, and the impact of women directors and British Asian film makers on recent Indian films.
this unique publication, the first of its kind in the literature, co-authored by a social scientist and a film historian, provides a powerful critical analysis of the culture and history of the Indian film as an art form and popular medium. - T V Sathyamurthy, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of York, England
Contents
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Introduction
Map of India
PART I
CHAPTER 1
The Beginnings
CHAPTER 2
The Distinctiveness of Indian Popular Cinema
PART II
CHAPTER 3
Cinema and Society in India
CHAPTER 4
Religion, Ethnicity and Caste in Indian Cinema
CHAPTER 5
Women in Indian Cinema
CHAPTER 6
Styles and Techniques
CHAPTER 7
Recent Developments in Popular Indian Cinema
CHAPTER 8
Regional Cinemas of India
CHAPTER 9
Conclusion
Appendix: NFDC Bombay
References and Further Reading