{"product_id":"bollywood-cinema-vijay-mishra-9780415930147","title":"Bollywood Cinema: Temples of Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndia is home to Bollywood - the largest film industry in the world. Movie theaters are said to be the \"temples of modern India,\" with Bombay producing nearly 800 films per year that are viewed by roughly 11 million people per day. In \u003cem\u003eBollywood Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e, Vijay Mishra argues that Indian film production and reception is shaped by the desire for national community and a pan-Indian popular culture. Seeking to understand Bollywood according to its own narrative and aesthetic principles and in relation to a global film industry, he views Indian cinema through the dual methodologies of postcolonial studies and film theory. Mishra discusses classics such as \u003cem\u003eMother India\u003c\/em\u003e (1957) and \u003cem\u003eDevdas\u003c\/em\u003e (1935) and recent films including \u003cem\u003eRam Lakhan\u003c\/em\u003e (1989) and \u003cem\u003eKhalnayak\u003c\/em\u003e (1993), linking their form and content to broader issues of national identity, epic tradition, popular culture, history, and the implications of diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vijay Mishra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415930146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415930147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.12w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/29\/2001 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/29\/2001","brand":"Vijay Mishra","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064974160127,"sku":"9780415930147","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc46fb7e-1bcc-438f-8fa5-3cfc7b08a62a.jpg?v=1768672292","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bollywood-cinema-vijay-mishra-9780415930147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}