Indian Cinema in the Time of Celluloid: From Bollywood to the Emergency (South Asian Cinemas)

by Ashish Rajadhyaksha (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2008

  $31.04

  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, the author examines three moments of crisis for the Indian State in which cinema played a central role.