Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema (Routledge Film Guidebooks)

Bollywood has become the global term used to refer to the prolific Hindi language film industry located in Bombay. Ganti provides a guide to the cultural, social & political significance of Hindi cinema, outlining the history & structure of the Bombay film industry & its impact on popular culture. '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 '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 composers, directors and stars, as well as material from current filmmakers themselves, the areas covered in Bollywood include:* history of Indian cinema* main themes and characteristics of Hindi cinema* significant films, directors and stars* production and distribution of Bollywood films* interviews with actors, directors and screenwriters. Cover BOLLYWOOD: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema Copyright CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 INTRODUCTION WHAT IS BOLLYWOOD? STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF BOOK ORIGINS AND GROWTH OF CINEMA IN INDIA: 1896-1947 THE INDIAN STATE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CINEMA HINDI FILMMAKING IN POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA 2 THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF POPULAR HINDI CINEMA STRUCTURE OF THE BOMBAY FILM INDUSTRY THE PRODUCTION PROCESS VISUAL STYLE REMAKES AND ADAPTATIONS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FILM MUSIC. 3 narrative style, important themes, and key conflictsnarrative style and structure right/good vs. wrong/evil law vs. justice duty vs. desire conclusions 4 genre and hindi cinema masala ""lost and found" reincarnation 5 contemporary hindi filmmakers' reflections and perspectives hindi cinema bombay film industry hindi cinema and society significant films of popular hindi cinema significant filmmakers of the hindi film industry suggestions for further reading notes bibliography index.