Beyond the Boundaries of Bollywood

The Many Forms of Hindi Cinema
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-806926-3
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Looks at themes and issues outside mainstream Bollywood
Essays by established scholars and film critics
Interviews of film industry people
Editors are well-known in their respective fields

Surveying the field since the mid-1990s, this book looks at Hindi cinema which lies beyond Bollywood. While the first part includes seven essays by established scholars and film critics, in the second part we have a series of interviews of individuals connected with the film industry in India.
Looking at the many meanings of 'Bollywood', the essays bring together themes and ideas which are essential to understanding the history of Indian cinema. They deal with Hindi cinema that predates Bollywood, as well as cinema which is made once Bollywood emerges but is not part of it and the culture which stretches beyond cinema. Interesting sidelights are thrown on cinema in Bombay in the 1920s, the transition to sound in Bombay cinema, horror films, etc. Conducted by Jerry Pinto, the interviews bring to life the changing world of the contemporary Hindi cinema that is developing ist own niche, ranging from separate production wings of major companies, to ist own directors, stars, and distribution circuits. They bring out strategies, ideas, and reflections on the current situation from key figures who lie at the heart of these changes: from the revolution in DVD pricing and the effect on filmmaking to the development of 'hatke' cinema and the role of film festivals in the shaping of popular culture.

Zielgruppe

General readers as well as students and scholars of film, media, and cultural studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dwyer, Rachel

Pinto, Jerry

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Film, Video, Foto
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgattungen, Filmgenre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction by Rachel Dwyer
PART I: ESSAYS
1.: Ravi Vasudevan, 'The Meanings of "Bollywood"'
2.: Kaushik Bhaumik, 'Between Bazaar and Nation: Bombay Cinema in the 1920s'
3.: Rosie Thomas, 'Distant Voices, Magic Knives: Lal-e-Yaman and the Transition to Sound in Bombay Cinema'
4.: Valentina Vitali, 'The Evil I: Realism and Scopophilia in the Horror Films of the Ramsay Brothers'
5.: Jerry Pinto, 'Chal Chal, Picture Le Aate Hain (Come on, let's buy a Film): Why we buy what we buy'
6.: Rachel Dwyer, 'Bombay Gothie: On the 60th anniversary of Kamal Amrohi's Mahal'
7.: Anna Morcom, 'Bollywood: The Films, the Songs, and the World'
PART II: INTERVIEWS Introduction by Jerry Pinto / Elahe Hiptoola / Harish Dayani / Rucha Pathak / Anurag Kashyap / Jabbar Patel / Arun Khopkar / Bina Paul / Abhay Deol
Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

edited by Rachel Dwyer, Professor, SOAS, University of London, and edited by Jerry Pinto

Contributors:
Kaushik Bhaumik is Senior Vice President, Osian's-Connoisseurs of Arts / Rachel Dwyer is Professor of Indian Cultures and Cinemas at SOAS, University of London / Anna Morcom is RCUK Academic Fellow, Music department, Royal Holloway College, London University / Jerry Pinto is a journalist and writer who lives in Mahim, Mumbai / Rosie Thomas is Director of the Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media (CREAM) and Reader in Art and Media Practice at the University of Westminster, London / Ravi Vasudevan is Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi / Valentina Vitali teaches film history and theory at the University of East London ; INTERVIEWS ; Elahe Hiptoola is a Bollywood film actress, producer, and costume designer / Harish Dayani is Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment Divison, Moser Baer / Rucha Pathak is Vice-President in charge of Development and Production, UTV Spotboy / Anurag Kashuap is a critically acclaimed Indian Film director, producer, and screenwriter / Jabbar Patel is a renowned theatre and film director of India / Arun Khopkar is a well-known producer of films and documentaries and guest faculty at the Film and Television Institute of India / Bina Paul is a national award-winning film editor / Abhay Deol is an Indian film actor