Description
| Product ID: | 9781032425214 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Historicizing Myths in Contemporary India |
| Subtitle: | Cinematic Representations and Nationalist Agendas in Hindi Cinema |
| Authors: | Author: Rutuja Deshmukh, Swapna Gopinath |
| Page Count: | 210 |
| Subjects: | Films, cinema, Films, cinema, Regional / International studies, History, Popular culture, Media studies, Political campaigning and advertising, Regional geography, Regional studies, Humanities, Popular culture, Media studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Regional geography, Asia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book examines cinematic practices in Bollywood as narratives that assist in shaping the imagination of the age, especially in contemporary India. It examines historical films released in India since the new millennium and analyses cinema as a reflection of the changing socio-political and economic conditions at any given period. This book examines cinematic practices in Bollywood as narratives that assist in shaping the imagination of the age, especially in contemporary India. It examines historical films released in India since the new millennium and analyses cinema as a reflection of the changing socio-political and economic conditions at any given period. The chapters in Historicizing Myths in Contemporary India: Cinematic Representations and Nationalist Agendas in Hindi Cinemas also illuminate different perspectives on how cinematic historical representations follow political patterns and market compulsions, giving precedence to a certain past over the other, creating a narrative suited for the dominant narrative of the present. From Mughal-e-Azam to Padmaavat, and Bajirao Mastani to Raazi, the chapters show how creating history out of myths validate hegemonic identities in a rapidly evolving Indian society. The volume will be of interest to scholars of film and media studies, literature and culture studies, and South Asian studies. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge India |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-03 |
