Priya Joshi's work is a timely assessment of key films and periods in Bollywood's history. Its wide-ranging literary, theoretical, and sociocultural perspectives, which cut across literature, postcolonial studies, media, and cultural studies, will surely be taken up by other scholars as well as general readers. A fine piece of scholarship.
Rajinder Dudrah, University of Manchester Lavishly illustrated... this volume ... Read morewould be an excellent course text for a semester on Bollywood... Highly recommended. Choice A lively, thoughtful writer, Joshi shows how Bollywood films have mirrored India's social, political and economic changes, and how western films have been influenced by Bollywood trends and motifs.
Steven Rea The Philadelphia Inquirer Well-structured... Joshi's book perfectly captures the history of Bollywood cinema and its cultural impact for the newcomer and seasoned viewer alike. Film Matters Show Less