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10%OFFNeelam Sidhar Wright - Bollywood and Postmodernism: Popular Indian Cinema in the 21st Century - 9781474420945 - V9781474420945
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Bollywood and Postmodernism: Popular Indian Cinema in the 21st Century

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Description for Bollywood and Postmodernism: Popular Indian Cinema in the 21st Century Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
'New Bollywood' has arrived, but its postmodern impulse often leaves film scholars reluctant to theorise its aesthetics. How do we define the style of a contemporary Bollywood film? Are Bollywood films just uninspired Hollywood rip-offs, or does their borrowing signal genuine innovation within the industry? Applying postmodern concepts and locating postmodern motifs in key commercial Hindi films, this innovative study reveals how Indian cinema has changed in the twenty-first century. Equipping readers with an alternative method of reading contemporary Indian cinema, Bollywood and Postmodernism takes Indian film studies beyond the standard theme of diaspora, and exposes a ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474420945
SKU
V9781474420945
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About Neelam Sidhar Wright
Neelam Sidhar Wright has taught Film and Media Studies at the University of Sussex, where she also completed her Doctoral thesis on Postmodern Bollywood. She has previously worked in various film production and media roles and as a freelance filmmaker.

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