Patel, Divia

Now nearly 100 years old, Indian cinema is one of India's most vibrant cultural products as well as being the world's most prolific, at its peak producing an estimated 800 films a year. "Cinema India" concentrates on the visual culture of Indian film. Drawing on a wide range of …

Cinema India: the visual culture of Hindi film

by Dwyer, Rachel, Patel, Divia

fromEnvisioning Asia

0 Type: Book

"This is the first book to concentrate on the dynamic visual culture of Indian cinema, tracing the development of the popular or commercial cinema based in Bombay (Mumbai) since 1913. This is India's national cinema, and it has a global audience. The authors trace its historical…

Cinema India: the visual culture of Hindi film

by Dwyer, Rachel, Patel, Divia

fromEnvisioning Asia

0 Type: Book

Now nearly 100 years old, Indian cinema is one of India's most vibrant cultural products as well as being the world's most prolific, at its peak producing an estimated 800 films a year. "Cinema India" concentrates on the visual culture of Indian film. Drawing on a wide range of …