The Melodramatic Public Film Form and Spectatorship in Indian Cinema
Description
What does it mean to say Indian movies are melodramatic? How do film audiences engage with socio-political issues? What role has cinema played in the emergence of new economic forms, consumer cultures and digital technologies in a globalizing India? Ravi Vasudevan addresses these questions in a wide-ranging analysis of Indian cinema.
Keywords
Performing ArtsFilmHistory & CriticismDirection & ProductionLiterary CriticismAsianTheaterSocial ScienceMedia StudiesPhotographyTechniquesCinematography & Videography
2014Book
Author(s)R. Vasudevan
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781349590421
LanguageEnglish
