Bollywood

A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema

Tejaswini Ganti (New York University, USA)

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Routledge
13 February 2013

Films, movies & cinema; Media studies; Cinema industry

Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks

'Bollywood' is the dominant global term to refer to the prolific Hindi language film industry in Bombay (renamed Mumbai in 1995). Characterised by music, dance routines, melodrama, lavish production values and an emphasis on stars and spectacle, Bollywood films have met with box-office success and enthusiastic audiences from India to West Africa to Russia, and throughout the English-speaking world.

In Bollywood, anthropologist and film scholar Tejaswini Ganti provides a guide to the cultural, social and political significance of Hindi cinema, outlining the history and structure of the Bombay film industry, and the development of popular Hindi filmmaking since the 1930s. Providing information and commentary on the key players in Bollywood, including directors and stars, as well as material from current filmmakers themselves, the areas covered in Bollywood include:

history of Indian cinema

narrative style, main themes, and key genres of Hindi cinema

significant films, directors and stars

production and distribution of Bollywood films

interviews with actors, directors and screenwriters.

By: Tejaswini Ganti (New York University USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 690g
ISBN: 9780415583848
ISBN 10: 0415583845
Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 13 February 2013
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Replaced By: 9781032281056
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tejaswini Ganti is an Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Program in Culture and Media at New York University.

Reviews for Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema

"""Ganti’s book is by far one of the best introductions to Bollywood, a subject that reveals itself to possess many fine layers."" -- Devapriya Sanyal, Centre for English Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India"