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Bollywood Cinema Temples of Desire

Paperback • 2002 • English • 1. edition

Bollywood Cinema Temples of Desire

By Vijay Mishra

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India is home to Bollywood - the largest film industry in the world. Movie theaters are said to be the "temples of modern India," with Bombay producing nearly 800 films per year that are viewed by roughly 11 million people per day. In Bollywood Cinema, Vijay Mishra argues that Indian film production and reception is shaped by the desire for national community and a pan-Indian popular culture. Seeking to understand Bollywood according to its own narrative and aesthetic principles and in relation ...Show more

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9780415930154

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published year

2002

Language

English

Edition

1

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Bollywood Cinema Temples of Desire

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Paperback

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