India's New Independent Cinema

Rise of the Hybrid

Ashvin Immanuel Devasundaram (Queen Mary University of London, UK)

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Routledge
05 July 2016

Films, movies & cinema; Cultural studies; Media, information & communication industries

Series: Routledge Advances in Film Studies

This is the first-ever book on the rise of the new wave of independent Indian films that is revolutionising Indian cinema. Contemporary scholarship on Indian cinema so far has focused asymmetrically on Bollywood—India’s dominant cultural export. Reversing this trend, this book provides an in-depth examination of the burgeoning independent Indian film sector. It locates the new 'Indies' as a glocal hybrid film form—global in aesthetic and local in content. They critically engage with a diverse socio-political spectrum of ‘state of the nation’ stories; from farmer suicides, disenfranchised urban youth and migrant workers to monks turned anti-corporation animal rights agitators. This book provides comprehensive analyses of definitive Indie new wave films including Peepli Live (2010), Dhobi Ghat (2010), The Lunchbox (2013) and Ship of Theseus (2013). It explores how subversive Indies, such as polemical postmodern rap-musical Gandu (2010) transgress conventional notions of ‘traditional Indian values’, and collide with state censorship regulations. This timely and pioneering analysis shows how the new Indies have emerged from a middle space between India’s globalising present and traditional past. This book draws on in-depth interviews with directors, actors, academics and members of the Indian censor board, and is essential reading for anyone seeking an insight into a current Indian film phenomenon that could chart the future of Indian cinema.

By: Ashvin Immanuel Devasundaram (Queen Mary University of London UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 730g
ISBN: 9781138184626
ISBN 10: 1138184624
Series: Routledge Advances in Film Studies
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 05 July 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ashvin Immanuel Devasundaram has a PhD from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. He is currently Programming Adviser for the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF)　and Creative Director of the festival's expansion to other cities in the UK.

Reviews for India's New Independent Cinema: Rise of the Hybrid

This book breaks new ground in what has become a field of cliches - Indian Cinema. It is an insightful peek into what Parallel cinema in India has evolved into. A must read for anyone studying the subject, or just passionate about cinema. -- Renji Matthews, University of Sharjah, UAE