TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rajadhyaksha,Ashish
TI  - Indian cinema: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 9780198723097 (pbk.)
AV  - R AC 5  V573
U1  - 791.430954 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Motion pictures
KW  - India
KW  - History
KW  - Cine
KW  - Historia
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-123) and index
N2  - FILMS, CINEMA. One film out of every five made anywhere on earth comes from India. From its beginnings under colonial rule through to the heights of Bollywood , Indian Cinema has challenged social injustices such as caste, the oppression of Indian women, religious intolerance, rural poverty, and the pressures of life in the burgeoning cities. And yet, the Indian movie industry makes only about five percent of Hollywood's annual revenue. In this Very Short Introduction Ashish Rajadhyaksha delves into the political, social, and economic factors which, over time, have shaped Indian Cinema into a fascinating counterculture. Covering everything from silent cinema through to the digital era, Rajadhyaksha examines how the industry reflects the complexity and variety of Indian society through the dramatic changes of the 20th century, and into the beginnings of the 21st
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