Download or read book 100 Years of Bollywood written by Diptarup Das and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian film industry stands above most other national cinemas due to its local focus yet enormous size. Although gaining more and more international popularity, the main audience for this cinematic titan resides within India, and while this may seem a restrictive quality, the fact that India is the second most populated country in the world, combined with the local focus of Indian cinemas (in 2012 foreign imports only filled 9% of the total film box office), Indian cinema has grown to become one of the largest film industries in the world. Although the film industry is widely known as 'Bollywood', this term actually only refers to the Hindi-language films produced through the studios in Mumbai (Bombay), only one part of the incredible spectrum of Indian films, albeit the largest.The origins of cinema can be traced back to the French Lumiere Brothers. Unveiling their first short films in 1895, these revolutionary filmmakers tempted the world with a new form of entertainment. In 1896, the brothers toured their works to India for the first time, hosting a screening in Mumbai Watson Hotel. Reported as the 'Miracle of the Century' by The Times of India, it was not long until converted film fanatics started to emerge in the then British governed India. Through experimenting with techniques and technologies, early filmmaker Hiralal Sen made the first Indian short film in 1898. 1912 then saw the first screened Indian silent film, Shree Pundalik, directed by Dadasaheb Torne. Outside help was used however, with the film shot by British cinematographers and the negatives sent to London to be processed. It was the next year, 1913, which saw the first truly authentic Indian film being screened: Dadasaheb Phalke's Raja Harishchandra, and thus Indian cinema was born. Since these early beginnings India's film industry has continued to flourish, growing in popularity, size and reach. There are many factors for this ongoing growth, one of them being the affordability of cinema in the country. From the early days onwards, India cinema venues have made films accessible to the wider public, providing cheap admission, with convenient extras being sold as buyable additions, not inbuilt in the price. With the vast economic gap that is found in India, this factor has allowed film to become an art form for the people, not just for the upper class. Interestingly, in the late 1920s the Britishgovernment tried to promote UK film in India in an attempt to overtake the growingAmerican cinema, and created the Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee. This programme failed with this aim however, with the committee favouring Indianproduced films; it seemed that nothing could stop the growth of this national movement. With technology advancements, sound and dialogue became more and more implemented in Indian films throughout the 1930s, leading to a surge of song and dance in films, such as in Indrasabha and Devi Devyani. This element would take a strong hold in Hindi cinema, and is a renowned quality found in many Bollywood films being made today. Another influential factor in Bollywood's growth was India's independence in 1947. Proud in becoming an autonomous country, national cinema experienced a Golden Era from the 1940s to the 1960s. This era saw directors such as Satyajit Ray, Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor andVijay Bhatt create a wide range of classic films, further establishing and redefining Indian film. It was these influential filmmakers who paved the pathway for the future of Bollywood, and its present day position as one of the largest film industries in the world.
Download or read book Bless You Bollywood written by Tilak Rishi and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May 3, 1913-a historic day in the history of Indian Cinema. India's first indigenous silent film Raja Harishchandra was released at the Coronation Cinema in Mumbai. This lay the foundation of what, in time, would grow to become the largest film-producing industry in the world. Spanning a wide range of decades, genres, and style, the Bollywood film culture in all its glory is a wonderful thing. Of the hundreds of great hits it has given, some have attained an aura of unparalleled respectability because, overtime, they continue to draw viewers in multitudes for weeks, months, and even years. Bless You Bollywood is an endeavor to pay tribute to the tallest among movie makers, artistes, composers, lyricists, and scriptwriters down the decades for contributing their extraordinary caliber to Bollywood.
Download or read book A Journey Through 100 Years of Indian Cinema A Quizbook on Indian Cinema written by MR Saumya Chaki and published by Self Publisher. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian cinema completed a century in 2013. The centenary was marked by special events celebrating cinema over the last century. Books were written and films like 'Bombay Talkies' were made to celebrate the achievements and growth of Indian cinema. Given this background there are no quiz books to celebrate the centenary journey of Indian Cinema. The idea behind this book is to create more interest about the journey of Indian films and recognize the work of eminent directors and actors.
Download or read book 100 Bollywood Films written by Rachel Dwyer and published by . This book was released on 2005-12-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bollywood film is the national cinema of India, describing movies made in Mumbai, distributed nationally across India and with their own production, distribution and exhibition networks worldwide. This informative screen guide reflects the work of key directors, major stars and important music directors and screenplay writers. Historically important films have been included along with certain cult movies and top box office successes. No guide to Hindi film would be complete without discussing: Mother India, the national epic of a peasant woman's struggle against nature and society to bring up her family; Sholay, a 'curry western' where the all-star cast sing and dance, romance and kill; Dilwale Dulhaniya le jayenge, the greatest of the diaspora films, in which two British Asians fall in love on a holiday in Europe before going to India where they show their elders how to incorporate love into family traditions; Junglee, showing how love transforms a 'savage' (junglee) who yells 'Yahoo!' before singing and dancing like Elvis, creating a new youth culture; Pyaasa, dramatically shot in black and white film with haunting songs as the romantic poet suffers for his art in the material world; Fans of Bollywood film can debate Rachel Dwyer's personal selection of these 101 titles while those new to the area will find this an invaluable introduction to the best of the genre.
Download or read book Bollywood written by Lalit Mohan Joshi and published by Lucky Dissanayake. This book was released on 2002 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides an introduction to the enormously successful world of Bollywood - the biggest film industry on the planet. It includes a selection of writings by some of the most prominent voices in Indian film writing and criticism.
Download or read book Focus On 100 Most Popular Indian Drama Films written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 859 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Global Bollywood written by Anandam P. Kavoori and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Bollywood brings together leading scholars to examine the transnational and transmedia terrain of Bollywood. Defining Bollywood as an arena of public culture distinct from Hindi-language Bombay cinema, this volume offers a new critical framework for analyzing the institutional, cultural, and political dimensions of Bollywood films and film music as they begin to constitute an important circuit of global flows in the twenty-first century.
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Download or read book Producing Bollywood written by Tejaswini Ganti and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These efforts have been enabled by the neoliberal restructuring of the Indian state and economy since 1991.
Download or read book Focus On 100 Most Popular Actresses in Hindi Cinema written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bollywood Reader written by Dudrah, Rajinder and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a road map of the scholarship on modern Hindi cinema in India, with an emphasis on understanding the interplay between cinema and colonialism, nationalism, and globalization. This book attends to issues of capitalism, nationalism, orientalism, and modernity through understandings of race, gender and sexuality, religion, and politics.
Download or read book IAS Foundation for Class 11 12 Undergraduate Students General Studies Comprehension Essays Articles written by Disha Experts and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 1113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IAS is one of the most sought after career these days. For an aspirant to be successful in this exam, he must have a thorough knowledge of India - social, political, economical, geographical, international climate. Students need to start well in advance such that they not only attain the fundamental knowledge but also gain the ability to generate their opinion and ideas about a topic. The IAS Foundation Book is an attempt in the same direction. Undergraduate Students and class 11/ 12 students who aspire for this career can start with this book. The book provides 175+ articles from diverse areas like History, Geography of the World , Polity Governance, Constitution, Social Justice, International relations, Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security, Disaster Management, Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude. These articles not just provide you the complete update on the topic but will also guide you to analyse and explore the various issues associated with it. The articles are followed by exercises constituting vocabulary questions, comprehension questions, related general awareness questions and opinion creation/ analytical questions. The book provides answers to the 1st three type of questions. The opinion creation/ analytical questions are open-ended and requires a lot of thinking and analysis before answering. It is one of the most powerful book that will expose you to the most sensitive issues, ideas, events, people or places.
Download or read book Royal Patronage Power and Aesthetics in Princely India written by Angma Dey Jhala and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating the aesthetics of the zenana – the female quarters of the Indic home or palace – this study discusses the history of architecture, fashion, jewellery and cuisine in princely Indian states during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Download or read book Bless You Bollywood written by Tilak Rishi and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May 3, 1913a historic day in the history of Indian Cinema. Indias first indigenous silent film Raja Harishchandra was released at the Coronation Cinema in Mumbai. This lay the foundation of what, in time, would grow to become the largest film-producing industry in the world. Spanning a wide range of decades, genres, and style, the Bollywood film culture in all its glory is a wonderful thing. Of the hundreds of great hits it has given, some have attained an aura of unparalleled respectability because, overtime, they continue to draw viewers in multitudes for weeks, months, and even years. Bless You Bollywood is an endeavor to pay tributes to the tallest among movie makers, artistes, composers, lyricists, and scriptwriters down the decades for contributing their extraordinary caliber to Bollywood.
Download or read book 100 Iconic Bollywood Costumes written by Sujata Assomull and published by Roli Books. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Iconic Bollywood Costumes is a definitive guide to these colorful silver screen outfits and more Beautifully illustrated and a must-buy for fans and scholars of women's fashion and Bollywood cinema Full of insider know-how from designer legends such as Manish Malhotra 100 Iconic Bollywood Costumes is a celebration of fashion in Indian cinema, studded with beautiful illustrations of India's most enduring glam icons. It pays tribute to the colorful silver screen looks that have not only come to define their lms and actresses, but have also shaped the way millions of Indian women view style: Madhubala's classic Anarkali in Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Kajol's tomboy chic in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kareena Kapoor's game-changing Patialas in Jab We Met (2007), and many more. Packed with insider know-how on the creative processes behind these influential costumes - from designer legends such as Manish Malhotra to the stylish performers themselves - 100 Iconic Bollywood Costumes is a must-have for both fans and scholars of women's fashion, Bollywood cinema, and the quintessential quirks of modern Indian culture.
Download or read book The Globalization Reader written by Frank J. Lechner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, the fifth edition of this well-regarded textbook charts key topics and recent research in globalization along with the latest complexities and controversies in the field. Includes a new section on globalization and identity and new readings on global inequality, mental illness, structural violence, microfinance, blood diamonds, world citizenship, the global justice movement, and sumo wrestling Contains essential, thought-provoking readings by prominent scholars, activists, and organizations on the many dimensions of globalization, from political and economic issues to cultural and experiential ones Examines foundational topics, such as the experience of globalization, economic and political globalization, the role of media and religion in cultural globalization, women’s rights, environmentalism, global civil society, and the alternative globalization movement Retains the helpful student features from prior editions, including an accessible format, concise introductions to major topics, stimulating examples, and discussion questions for each selection and section
