100 Years of Indian Cinema: Crisis and Resilience

by Bandana Jha

ISBN: 9789386615329
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Imprint : Regency Publications
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 9495.00
Biblio : xiv+202 p., figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Bandana Jha obtained B.A. Hons (Economics) from Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, M.A. (Hindi), M.Phil and Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has also secured Diploma in Bahasa Indonesia and Mongolian from JNU, New Delhi. Currently Dr. Jha is working as Associate Professor (Deptt. of Hindi and Coordinator, Mass Communication) in Vasanta College for Women (Affiliated to BHU, Varanasi). She has published 4 books and Hundreds of poetries, stories, articles, translated works etc. published in magazines like Aajkal, Vagarth, Sakkshatkar, Baya, Kadambini, Samved, Antika, Mizan etc. and newspapers like Hindustan, Rashtriya Sahara etc.

About The Book

The book is an invaluable and entertaining guide and resource for the students and general readers. From the year 1913 to 2013, Cinema as a form travelled through a large number of spheres. When the country was under British domination and rule, it was cinema which presented the idea of freedom. When the country was going through the toughest times, it was cinema that actually talked about ideals, aspirations, religion and talked about all the possible ways to lead a better and meaningful life. Cinema as a discipline was trying to become a medium for the masses, which could emerge as something, through which people get meaning and better understanding of their lives. The present book enriched with 27 chapters contributed by experts in their respective fields. With the concepts like Capitalism, Socialism, Independence, Livelihood etc. Indian Cinema was trying to create a new territory of meaning and expertise.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement v Preface vii 1. Hundred Years of Indian Cinema: Crisis and Resilience 1 2. Confluence of Cinema and Politics: Tamil Filmland 5 3. ‘The Film is Dead; Long Live the Cinema’: An Economic Analysis of Digitalization of Cinema in India 17 4. The Cinema: Most Popular Audio-Visual Mass Medium to Influence Human Development as a Whole 29 5. Dialectics of Representing Queer in Indian (Hindi) Cinema 39 6. Indian Films and Plight of the Aged 49 7. Satyajit Ray’s AGANTUK: A Picturesque View of Society and the Art of Cinema 55 8. Cheluvi and Delhi Safari: Movies Voicing Ecological Concern 59 9. Cinematic Journalism, Critic and Multiplexes 63 10. De-colonizing the Screen: The Margins Acts Back 71 11. Indian Cinema and the Commodified Women 77 12. Gender and Caste Dynamics in Indian Cinema from 1930s to 2000s 83 13. Changing the Identity of Women in Indian Cinema: A Review Paper 91 14. Contribution of Assamese Film Director Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala in Indian Cinema 103 15. A Study of Female Portrayal in Satyajit Ray’s Movies 113 16. Haider: Textualizing Tragic Flaw in 20th Century Indian Cinema 119 17. Iron Man of India on Silver Screen: Contribution of Cinema in Remembering the Forgotten Hero “Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel” 123 18. Indian Cinema and its Globalization: A Filmy Twist 129 19. Feminine Cinematic Constructs and Re (Thinking) Women in the Indian Cinema 141 20. The Inter-relation of Cinema and Literature 147 21. Analysing Historical Element in Indian Cinema 157 22. Women and the Indian Cinema 161 23. Impact of Corporatisation in Indian Movie Industry: An Overview 165 24. 100 Years of Indian Cinema: The Dream Continues 171 25 Impact of Indian Cinema on Women: A Content Analysis 181 26. Indian Cinema and Disabled Women: Beyond the Liberal Paradigm 185 27. Psychology and Films 189 28. Precarious Social and Political Issues in an Eternal Love Story- 195 Index 199