Bollywood dreams : an exploration of the motion picture industry and its culture in India /

Torgovnik, Jonathan.

Bollywood dreams : an exploration of the motion picture industry and its culture in India / by Jonathan Torgovnik. - London ; New York : Phaidon, 2003. - 115 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 29 cm.

INTRODUCTION Importance of Bollywood - PROLOGUE (Photographs only) The Touring Cinema - CHAPTER 1 (Photographs only) Action!: Filming/Editing/Preparation/Behind the Scenes - CHAPTER 2 (Photographs only) The Stars - CHAPTER 3 - In the Movie Theatre: Behind the Scenes in the Movie Theatre and the Audience - CHAPTER 4 (Photographs only) Adulation: Posters and Paraphernalia Against - Epilogue

Jonathan Torgovnik documents India's love affair with the movies produced by the powerful film studios of Bombay and Madras, popularly known as Bollywood. The photographs document the vibrant colours and expansive settings of the film sets. and the profound way that Bollywood permeates Indian life.

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Motion pictures--India--Pictorial works.
Culture in motion pictures.

PN 1993.5 / T682b 2003

791.43