Bollywood

Author: Ashok BankerPublisher: PenguinYear: 2001Language: EnglishPages: 132ISBN/UPC (if available): 0143028359 DescriptionThis book vividly examines fifty major Hindi films in entertaining and intimate details. After reading this guide, you will see Bollywood and Hindi movies in a whole new light.Bollywood-corny, kitsch, even crude at times-is more than just a giant entertainment juggernaut. It's a part of Indian culture, language, fashion an lifestyle. It's also a great bundle of contradictions and contrasts, like India itself. Regarded with dubious interest by Western critics, film professionals and movie-goers, today it is the new cool in international cinema.This book vividly examines fifty major Hindi films in entertaining and intimate details. Thrillers, horror, murder mysteries, courtroom dramas, Hong Kong-style action gun fests, romantic comedies, soap opera, mythological costume dramas: they're all there. Have you seen all the film reviewed and mentioned in this book? D