{"product_id":"directory-of-world-cinema-india-9781841506227","title":"Directory of World Cinema: India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian cinema teems with a multitude of different voices. \u003cem\u003eThe Directory of World Cinema: India\u003c\/em\u003e provides a broad overview of this rich variety, highlighting distinctions among India’s major cinematic genres and movements while illuminating the field as a whole. This volume’s contributors – many of them leading experts in the fields – approach film in India from a variety of angles, furnishing in-depth essays on significant directors and major regions; detailed historical accounts; considerations of the many faces of India represented in Indian cinema; and explorations of films made in and about India by European directors including Jean Renoir, Peter Brook, and Powell and Pressburger. Taken together, these multifaceted contributions show how India’s varied local film industries throw into question the very concept of a national cinema. The resulting volume will provide a comprehensive introduction for newcomers to Indian cinema while offering a fresh perspective sure to interest seasonal students and scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction by the Editor\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFilm of the Year \u003cbr\u003e Gangs of Wasseypur\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDirectors \u003cbr\u003e Satyajit Ray \u003cbr\u003e Raj Kapoor \u003cbr\u003e Guru Dutt \u003cbr\u003e Ritwik Ghatak \u003cbr\u003e Shyam Benegal \u003cbr\u003e Adoor Gopalakrishnan \u003cbr\u003e Mrinal Sen\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePre-Independence Cinema \u003cbr\u003e Music and Musicals in Pre-independence Indian Cinema \u003cbr\u003e The Studios: The Big Three (and others) in India \u003cbr\u003e Reviews \u003cbr\u003e Pramathesh Chandra Barua\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePost-Independence Cinema \u003cbr\u003e What India? The Many Indias of Indian Cinema \u003cbr\u003e Bollywood: An Introduction Malayalam Cinema \u003cbr\u003e Tamil Cinema \u003cbr\u003e Mehboob Khan \u003cbr\u003e Amitabh Bachchan \u003cbr\u003e S Shankar \u003cbr\u003e Yash Chopra \u003cbr\u003e Saeed Akhtar Mirza\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eImages of India From Abroad\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIndian Cinema Online\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTest Your Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042927149399,"sku":"9781841506227","price":42.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/directory-of-world-cinema-india-9781841506227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}