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Sholay (1975): Gabbar chops off Thakur''s arms with a sword in each hand. Karz (1980): Kamini murders her husband by ramming him repeatedly with a jeep. Mr India (1987): Mogambo kills hundreds of innocent citizens. No, you don''t want to meet these Bollywood baddies in a dark alley; you may not escape with your life if you do. In Pure Evil, Balaji Vittal examines, in delicious detail, the misdeeds of the gangster, the sly relative, the corrupt policeman, the psychopathic killer... A rollercoaster ride, looking at the changing face of the Hindi film villain.

Pure Evil: The Bad Men of Bollywood

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    Publisher: HarperCollins India
    Publication Date: 01/12/2021
    ISBN13: 9789354893186, 978-9354893186
    ISBN10: 935489318X
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    Film, TV and Radio industries Film history, theory or criticism

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    Book Synopsis
    Sholay (1975): Gabbar chops off Thakur''s arms with a sword in each hand. Karz (1980): Kamini murders her husband by ramming him repeatedly with a jeep. Mr India (1987): Mogambo kills hundreds of innocent citizens. No, you don''t want to meet these Bollywood baddies in a dark alley; you may not escape with your life if you do. In Pure Evil, Balaji Vittal examines, in delicious detail, the misdeeds of the gangster, the sly relative, the corrupt policeman, the psychopathic killer... A rollercoaster ride, looking at the changing face of the Hindi film villain.

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