Indian Popular Cinema: A Narrative of Cultural Change

by K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake

The book reviews nine decades of Indian popular cinema and examines its immense influence on people in India and its diaspora. Since it was published in 1998, Indian film has developed in new directions. As films today vie with Indian soap operas for popularity, film making in India has acquired 'industry status' and consequently has greater accountability to its public.

All this is reflected in this new and extensively revised edition of "Indian Popular Cinema". It tracks the rise of "designer cinema," reviews the increasingly significant Tamil cinema, and considers films made by Indians in the diaspora.

Genres: India, Film

161 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

Reviews

[Petra Petrella]

Io, senza questo libro, la mia tesi sul cinema di Bollywood me la scordavo. Dà un ottimo panorama generale, fornisce esempi validi, spiega dinamiche che ad un occhio occidentale paiono incomprensibili.

[Claire S]

I read this last year or so as I was first discovering Indian Cinema.. will write a better review with it in front of me one of these days.