Indian Cinema in the Time of Celluloid

From Bollywood to the Emergency

Ashish Rajadhyaksha author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Published:16th Oct '09

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A landmark in the study of Indian cinema

Argues that any exploration of the social uses to which cinema is put in a place like India can only make sense if it transforms our understanding of cinema itself. This work examines three moments of crisis for the Indian State in which cinema played a central role.

In Indian Cinema in the Time of Celluloid, Ashish Rajadhyaksha argues that any exploration of the social uses to which cinema is put in a place like India can only make sense if it transforms our understanding of cinema itself. Taking as his timeframe the era of celluloid, which is also marked by public experiences of spectatorship and uses of cinema by the state, Rajadhyaksha examines three moments of crisis for the Indian State in which cinema played a central role.

By analyzing theories of spectatorship, Rajadhyaksha defines the aesthetic that is Bollywood. . . . Recommended.May 2010

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ISBN: 9780253352682

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Weight: 1166g

432 pages