Understanding Bollywood

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Understanding Bollywood

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Author : Ulka Anjaria
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-03-04

Understanding Bollywood written by Ulka Anjaria and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-04 with Performing Arts categories.

This book offers an introduction to popular Hindi cinema, a genre that has a massive fan base but is often misunderstood by critics, and provides insight on topics of political and social significance. Arguing that Bollywood films are not realist representations of society or expressions of conservative ideology but mediated texts that need to be read for their formulaic and melodramatic qualities and for their pleasurable features like bright costumes, catchy music, and sophisticated choreography, the book interprets Bollywood films as complex considerations on the state of the nation that push the boundaries of normative gender and sexuality. The book provides a careful account of Bollywood’s constitutive components: its moral structure, its different forms of love, its use of song and dance, its visual style, and its embrace of cinephilia. Arguing that these five elements form the core of Bollywood cinema, the book investigates a range of films from 1947 to the present in order to show how films use and innovate formulaic structures to tell a wide range of stories that reflect changing times. The book ends with some considerations on recent changes in Bollywood cinema, suggesting that despite globalization the future of Bollywood remains promising. By presenting Bollywood cinema through an interdisciplinary lens, the book reaches beyond film studies departments and will be useful for those teaching and studying Bollywood in English, sociology, anthropology, Asian studies, and cultural studies classes.

Understanding Bollywood

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Author : Asma Ayob
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2022-01-10

Understanding Bollywood written by Asma Ayob and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-10 with Performing Arts categories.

Research and popular culture illustrate that Bollywood cinema plays an essential role for Indian national and diasporic audiences across the globe, showing that such films shed light on the history and cultural politics of India. Over time, Bollywood filmmakers have played a key role in assisting Indian women with their evolutionary practices. Films that focus on important aspects such as culture, patriarchy, and gender politics within this context are analysed in this text. Karan Johar is internationally recognised as an auteur, especially because of the novel representations of the Indian diaspora in his films. His unique relationship with Shah Rukh Khan, a global icon with a worldwide following of some 3.5 billion fans, is explored here. This book’s study of Bollywood films elucidates how Indian women have transformed over the years, from being subjugated to individuals with human rights. As such, it is a valuable source of information for cinema studies students and instructors, and an important resource for anyone interested in the history of the Bollywood industry and its impact on society as it evolves.

50 Films That Changed Bollywood 1995 2015

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Author : Shubhra Gupta
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2016-12-10

50 Films That Changed Bollywood 1995 2015 written by Shubhra Gupta and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-10 with Performing Arts categories.

Hindi cinema was trapped in formulaic cliches for decades: lost-and-found themes, sacrificing mothers, brothers on opposite sides of the law, villains lording over their dens, colourful molls, six songs, the use of rape as a plot pivot, and cops who always arrived too late. It hit an all-time low in the 1980s. Then, in 1991, came liberalization, and a wave of openness and aspiration swept across urban India. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was released in 1995 - and Hindi cinema became Bollywood. A new crop of film-makers began to challenge and break away from established rules. Over the next twenty years, a number of Hindi films consistently pushed the envelope in terms of content and technique to create a new kind of cinema. Among other innovations, film-makers came up with ways of crowd funding a film (Ankhon Dekhi), did away with songs if the narrative did not need them (Gangaajal), addressed different sexual preferences (My Brother ... Nikhil) and people with special needs (Black) like no one had ever done before. As film critic with the Indian Express, Shubhra Gupta has stayed the course these twenty years and more and experienced the transition first-hand. In 50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995-2015, she looks at the modern classics that have redefined Hindi cinema - from DDLJ and Rangeela to Satya and Dev D to Queen and Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Gupta offers a fascinating glimpse into how these films spoke to their viewers and how the viewers reacted to them - and, ultimately, how they changed us and how we changed them.

Manushi

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Manushi written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Feminism categories.

A journal about women and society.

Javnost

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

Javnost written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Social history categories.

Understanding Film Texts

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Author : Patrick Phillips
language : en
Publisher: British Film Institute
Release Date : 2000

Understanding Film Texts written by Patrick Phillips and has been published by British Film Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

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Understanding Representation

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Author : Wendy Helsby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-12-05

Understanding Representation written by Wendy Helsby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-05 with Performing Arts categories.

This introductory text, written by experienced film tutors, provides an accessible overview of the key concepts of representation.

The Herald

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-10

The Herald written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10 with categories.

The Children Of Shahida

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Author : Anandam P. Kavoori
language : en
Publisher: Sherman Asher Publishing
Release Date : 2007

The Children Of Shahida written by Anandam P. Kavoori and has been published by Sherman Asher Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Traces the lives of three generations a complex family, from India to the US. Through the lives of the grandfather, Rashid, father, Bashir, and son, Tyab, the novel focuses on personal identity while shedding light on issues of immigration and conflict. Rashid remembers the old stories of his grandmother, and observes that his own life is marked by change and ambivalence, mirroring the transformation of Indian Christians from a pampered elite to a second-class minority. Bashir's childhood is animated by the birth of a baby rhino, a fight with monkeys and his Aunt Cybil. Friendship's are the leitmotif of his stories about a trip to the Himalayas. He falls in love with Sociology, but when his new world of ideas and analysis has a rude awakening his father arranges his marriage. Bashir's wife embraces an American lifestyle, and Bashir returns to India alone. Tyab recalls his mother's partner, Sharon, and their move from New York to Georgia. Tyab's world is anchored in many uncertainties: his lack of affiliation to any cultures and the hostilities his mother faces as a lesbian. He moves to California.

India Today

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009

India Today written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with India categories.