Appreciating melodrama
Subtitle: Theory and practice in indian cinema and television
By: Piyush Roy
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury India
Published: 2022
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789354355356
Subjects: Film; Media studies; Film theory & criticism; Films, cinema
Description: Appreciating Melodrama: Theory and Practice in Indian Cinema and Television seeks to identify and appreciate the continual influence of the ancient Sanskrit drama treatise, the Natyashastra, and its theory of aesthetics, the rasa theory, on the unique narrative attributes of Indian cinema.   This volume of work critically engages with a representative sample of landmark films from 100 years of Indian film history across genres, categories, regions and languages. This is the first time a case study-based rigorous academic review of popular Indian cinema is done using the Indian aesthetic appreciation theory of rasa (affect/emotion). It proposes a theoretical model for film appreciation, especially for content made in the melodramatic genre, and challenges existing First World/Euro-American film criticism canons and notions that privilege cinematic 'realism' over other narrative forms, which will generate passionate debates for and against its propositions in future studies and research on films.   This is a valuable academic reference book for students of film and theatre, world cinema and Indian cinema studies, South Asian studies and culture, Indology and the 'Sociology of Cinema' studies. It is a must-have reference text in the curriculum of both practical-oriented acting schools, as well as courses and modules focusing on a theoretical study of cinema, such as film criticism and appreciation, and the history of movies and performance studies..
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Table of contents: title: Introduction: Bharata to Bollywood Section One Chapter 1: A Tale about Nine Sentiments: Portraying Bhava and Rasa on Film Chapter 2: Rasa and Phalke: Tracing Natyashastra Influences in the Filmmaking of the Premier Pioneer of Indian Cinema Chapter 3: Rasa in Review: Exploring Natyashastra Legacies in the Birth of Odia Cinema  Section Two Chapter 4: Rasa in Adaptation: Analysing the Emotive Ingredients of a Masala Film Chapter 5: Rasa in Characterisation: Reviewing Gender and Character Stereotypes as Rasa Achievements in Mayabazar and Madam X Chapter 6: Rasa in Performance: Draupadi's Insult and a Plea for Vengeance in Nine Emotions  Conclusion.