Bollywood film is the national cinema of India, describing movies
made in Mumbai, distributed nationally across India and with their
own production, distribution and exhibition networks worldwide.
This informative screen guide reflects the work of key directors,
major stars and important music directors and screenplay writers.
Historically important films have been included along with certain
cult movies and top box office successes. No guide to Hindi film
would be complete without discussing: Mother India, the national
epic of a peasant woman's struggle against nature and society to
bring up her family; Sholay, a 'curry western' where the all-star
cast sing and dance, romance and kill; Dilwale Dulhaniya le
jayenge, the greatest of the diaspora films, in which two British
Asians fall in love on a holiday in Europe before going to India
where they show their elders how to incorporate love into family
traditions; Junglee, showing how love transforms a 'savage'
(junglee) who yells 'Yahoo!' before singing and dancing like Elvis,
creating a new youth culture; Pyaasa, dramatically shot in black
and white film with haunting songs as the romantic poet suffers for
his art in the material world; Fans of Bollywood film can debate
Rachel Dwyer's personal selection of these 101 titles while those
new to the area will find this an invaluable introduction to the
best of the genre.
General
| Imprint: |
Bfi Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Screen Guides |
| Release date: |
December 2005 |
| First published: |
2005 |
| Authors: |
Rachel Dwyer
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
268 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84457-099-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-84457-099-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781844570997 |
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