Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415583886)

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.


Author: Tejaswini Ganti
ISBN-10: 0415583888
ISBN-13: 9780415583886
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2013
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d