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`Dudrah... successfully renews an interdisciplinary dialogue between cinema and sociology... Dudrah's book is a great reference for multi-disciplinary research... the book gives academic credence to Bollywood cinema' - The Tribune
`A new book which gives an extraordinary insight into Bollywood' - Asian Voice
`This book asks and answers some interesting questions about what exactly Bollywood is' - New India Express
Why are people fascinated with Bollywood? What is the cultural significance of the films produced there? In recent years Bollywood - the popular Hindi cinema from Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India - has received widespread international attention in the global media. The book examines the reasons for this interest and provides an unrivalled guide to the phenomenon.
The book:
· provides a comprehensive theoretical and empirical engagement with Bollywood cinema and its audiences;
· examines the role and representations of cultural icons in Bollywood films;
· pinpoints the key trends in the Bollywood film industry as it develops in the age of globalization;
· subjects Bollywood to the first systematic sociological, cultural and media analysis.
Packed with memorable examples and penetrating insights, this is a marvellous work which combines sociology with media and cultural analysis to provide a highly original account of the Bollywood phenomenon.
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Review:
`A new book which gives an extraordinary insight into Bollywood' - Asian Voice
About the Author:
`This book asks and answers some interesting questions about what exactly Bollywood is' - New India Express
Rajinder Kumar Dudrah is Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of Manchester.
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- PublisherSage Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1412900174
- ISBN 13 9781412900171
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages212
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