Imaging Rape, Imagining Woman in Popular Indian Cinema

2020 ◽  
pp. 463-474
Author(s):  
Sunera Thobani
Keyword(s):  
Indian Cinema

Bollywood and Postmodernism

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neelam Sidhar Wright
Keyword(s):  
Film Studies ◽  
First Century ◽  
Indian Cinema ◽  
Alternative Method ◽  
Twenty First Century

‘New Bollywood’ has arrived, but its postmodern impulse often leaves film scholars reluctant to theorise its aesthetics. How do we define the style of a contemporary Bollywood film? Are Bollywood films just uninspired Hollywood rip-offs, or does their borrowing signal genuine innovation within the industry? Applying postmodern concepts and locating postmodern motifs in key commercial Hindi films, this book reveals how Indian cinema has changed in the twenty-first century. Equipping readers with an alternative method of reading contemporary Indian cinema, the book takes Indian film studies beyond the standard theme of diaspora, and exposes a new decade of aesthetic experimentation and textual appropriation in mainstream Bombay cinema. A bold celebration of contemporary Bollywood texts, this book radically redefines Indian film and persuasively argues for its seriousness as a field of cinematic studies.

Correction: New Directions in Indian Cinema

1981 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-63
Author(s):  
Chidananda Das Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Indian Cinema ◽  
New Directions

Indian Cinema: Pleasures and Popularity

Screen ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 26 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 116-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Indian Cinema

Colonial Rebels in Indian Cinema

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 251-263
Author(s):  
Sony Jalarajan Raj ◽  
Rohini Sreekumar
Keyword(s):  
Indian Cinema

scholarly journals The power of Bollywood: A study on opportunities, challenges, and audiences’ perceptions of Indian cinema in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 205943642110226
Author(s):  
Yanyan Hong
Keyword(s):  
Film Industry ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Chinese Market ◽  
Star Power ◽  
Indian Cinema ◽  
Cultural Connections

India has long been known for its prestigious Mumbai-based film industry, namely Bollywood, and remains by far the largest producer of films in the world. With the growing global reach of Indian cinema, this study looks at an intriguing Indian-film fever over the last decade in the newly discovered market of China. Through examining key factors that make Indian films appealing to Chinese and exploring the opportunities and challenges of Indian cinema in China, this article draws upon insights gained from the narratives of local audiences. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with 32 Indian-film audiences residing across 14 different cities in mainland China. Thematic analysis identified the following five appealing factors, which explain why the Chinese enjoy Indian films: content-driven story, social values, star power, audience reviews and cultural connections. While a comprehensive list of opportunities was derived showing the potential future of Bollywood in China, results found that China’s unique institutional context and an ongoing India–China geopolitical tensions also present challenges, which in turn add to the overall complexity of films’ success in the Chinese market. This article argues the powerful role of Bollywood in bridging cultures and improving India–China ties, as Indian films have made Chinese people more aware of India in a favourable way.

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