Encyclopedia Indian Cinema

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The largest film industy in the world after Hollywood is celebrated in this expanded and updated edition of the reference text. Covering the full range of Indian cinema, from Hindi musicals to the impressive diversity of regional Indian Art Cinemas, this edition includes expanded coverage of mainstream productions from the 1970s to the 1990s. There is also additional material on the stars that have made their mark in the 1990s, and a comprehensive index of names.

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'an undertaking comparable to the construction of the Great Wall [of China] ...' Indian Review of Books.

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Paul Willemen if Professor of Critical Studies, Napier University, Edinburgh and author of Looks and Frictions: Essays in Cultural Studies and Film Theory (BFI; Indiana University Press, 1994) Ashish Rajadhyaksha is a freelance writer and researcher based in India.