Indian cinema
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Ashish Rajadhyaksha
Edition: First edition.
Series: Very Short Introductions -- 483; Very short introductions -- 483.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780198723097
Subjects: Motion pictures; History
Description: FILMS, CINEMA. One film out of every five made anywhere on earth comes from India. From its beginnings under colonial rule through to the heights of Bollywood, Indian Cinema has challenged social injustices such as caste, the oppression of Indian women, religious intolerance, rural poverty, and the pressures of life in the burgeoning cities. And yet, the Indian movie industry makes only about five percent of Hollywood's annual revenue. In this Very Short Introduction Ashish Rajadhyaksha delves into the political, social, and economic factors which, over time, have shaped Indian Cinema into a fascinating counterculture. Covering everything from silent cinema through to the digital era, Rajadhyaksha examines how the industry reflects the complexity and variety of Indian society through the dramatic changes of the 20th century, and into the beginnings of the 21st.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-123) and index.
Table of contents: title: The political popular; title: Late colonial India; title: Partition and the àll-India' film; title: The new cinemas; title: Bollywood.