{"product_id":"bombay-before-bollywood-rosie-thomas-9781438456751","title":"Bombay Before Bollywood: Film City Fantasies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraces the development of Indian cinema from the 1920s to the mid-1990s, before \"Bollywood\" erupted onto the world stage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBombay before Bollywood\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh, alternative look at the history of Indian cinema. Avoiding the conventional focus on India's social and mythological films, Rosie Thomas examines the subaltern genres of the \"magic and fighting films\"-the fantasy, costume, and stunt films popular in the decades before and immediately after independence. She explores the influence of this other cinema on the big-budget masala films of the 1970s and 1980s, before \"Bollywood\" erupted onto the world stage in the mid-1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas focuses on key moments in this hidden history, including the 1924 fairy fantasy \u003ci\u003eGul-e-Bakavali\u003c\/i\u003e; the 1933 talkie \u003ci\u003eLal-e-Yaman\u003c\/i\u003e; the exploits of stunt queen Fearless Nadia; the magical neverlands of \u003ci\u003eHatimtai\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp\u003c\/i\u003e; and the 1960s stunt capers \u003ci\u003eZimbo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKhilari\u003c\/i\u003e. She includes a detailed ethnographic account of the Bombay film industry of the early 1980s, centering on the beliefs and fantasies of filmmakers themselves with regard to filmmaking and film audiences, and on-the-ground operations of the industry. A welcome addition to the fields of film studies and cultural studies, the book will also appeal to general readers with an interest in Indian cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosie Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438456751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438456751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 6.40w x 0.98d","brand":"Rosie Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241288478975,"sku":"9781438456751","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f5279cd-67bc-4a6c-a906-a36236c7b239.jpg?v=1772653701","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bombay-before-bollywood-rosie-thomas-9781438456751","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}