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Charting the rise of the film star in early Indian cinema

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"A brilliant, groundbreaking study that illuminates a heretofore little known era of Indian cinema. Its combination of rich historical research, rigorous analysis, and sophisticated critical insight marks the best, most effective film criticism." Corey K. Creekmur, co-editor of Cinema, Law, and the State in Asia "This enjoyable study is the only work of its kind on female stardom and Indian cinema. Majumdar examines a crucial turning point in Indian film history with the decline of the studio system, the rise of the star, and the coming of playback singing." Rachel Dwyer, author of Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema

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      Publisher: MO - University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: 10/16/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780252034329, 978-0252034329
      ISBN10: 0252034325
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      Book Synopsis
      Charting the rise of the film star in early Indian cinema

      Trade Review
      "A brilliant, groundbreaking study that illuminates a heretofore little known era of Indian cinema. Its combination of rich historical research, rigorous analysis, and sophisticated critical insight marks the best, most effective film criticism." Corey K. Creekmur, co-editor of Cinema, Law, and the State in Asia "This enjoyable study is the only work of its kind on female stardom and Indian cinema. Majumdar examines a crucial turning point in Indian film history with the decline of the studio system, the rise of the star, and the coming of playback singing." Rachel Dwyer, author of Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema

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