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1 online resource (339 p.) |
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For Dummies series |
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--For dummies
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| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Bollywood -- Chapter 1 Introducing Bollywood -- Addressing What Bollywood Is -- Identifying the Families of Bollywood -- Looking at Bollywood's Evolution -- Focusing on the 1940s to the 1960s -- Eyeing the 1970s and 1980s -- Considering the 1990s and 2000s -- Arriving at the present day -- Grooving and Moving: Bollywood Incorporates Music and Dance |
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Understanding the importance of the soundtrack -- Recognizing the roles of different genres -- Shaking your groove thang: Dance in Bollywood -- Appreciating Bollywood Worldwide -- Chapter 2 Focusing on Family Over Everything Else -- Introducing Kapoor and Sons -- The first generation of Kapoors -- The second generation of Kapoors -- The third generation of Kapoors -- Building the Bachchan Family -- Contending to be the GOAT: Amitabh and his wife, Jaya Bachchan -- Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan -- Keeping Up with the Khans -- Bollywood's king: Shah Rukh Khan -- Saif Ali Khan -- Aamir Khan |
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Salman Khan -- The forgotten Khans -- Meeting the Johars -- Yash Johar -- Karan Johar -- Bhatt-ing their Way Into Bollywood -- Mahesh Bhatt -- Alia Bhatt -- Emraan Hashmi -- Examining the Chopras: More than Priyanka -- Yash Chopra -- Aditya Chopra -- Uday Chopra -- Priyanka Chopra -- Navigating the Roshans -- Rakesh Roshan -- Rajesh Roshan -- Hrithik Roshan -- Zayed Khan -- There's Something about Mukherjee -- Kishore Kumar -- Kajol -- Rani Mukerji -- Ajay Devgn -- Part 2 Bollywood through the Years -- Chapter 3 Looking at the Golden Age, from the 1940s to the 1960s |
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Parting Ways: The Effect on Indian Cinema -- First Some Sour, Then Some Sweet: Realist Cinema Giving Way to Romance -- A sign of the times: Indian social realism -- The subsequent dominance of romance -- Meeting the Evergreen Actors -- Master of mannerisms: Dev Anand -- Award winner: Dilip Kumar -- The singing actor: Kishore Kumar -- Introducing the Classic Gentlemen -- The multitalented star: Raj Kapoor -- The first superstar: Rajesh Khanna -- Overcoming adversity: Sunil Dutt -- Shining the Spotlight on Leading Ladies -- International beauty: Madhubala -- Dancer turned star: Waheeda Rehman |
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Presenting All Things Grace and Presence -- Beloved beauty: Nargis -- Pakistani princess: Noor Jehan -- Chapter 4 Spotlighting Classical Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s -- Going Beyond Musical Romance Films -- Ramping Up the Action -- Dominating the Industry: The Killer "B" -- Recognizing Bachchan's legacy in Bollywood -- Moving beyond Bachchan's star status -- For Richer or Kapoor-er: The Kapoors -- The remake king: Jeetendra Kapoor -- The ageless actor: Anil Kapoor -- Boy wonder: Rishi Kapoor -- Identifying the Original Gangsters -- Tall and tough: Jackie Shroff |
| Summary |
Take the trip of a lifetime into the past and present of Bollywood Fascinated by the high energy, high emotion, high color, endless dance routines, and sheer scale of Bollywood--but afraid you'll never really know your Ghazals from your Qawwalis, or your Khans from your Kapoors? Well, in the immortal line from the Hindi-language blockbuster Sultan, "No one can defeat you unless you accept defeat yourself," and there's no need to be defeated at all when you can sit back with Bollywood For Dummies and immerse yourself in the glamorous whirl of one of the most exciting movie industries on Earth. Starting with the time-travel adventure of the book's main feature--the history of the Hindi-speaking industry from people and events of early to mid 20th century Mumbai--you'll also journey in space, taking fascinating documentary side trips to get to know Tollywood's Telegu-language cinema in southern India, as well as the growing influence of Lollywood across the border in Pakistan. Written by the cohosts of Desi Standard Time, a podcast that explores Bollywood and South Asian movies and media, you'll see how the unique cinema culture of Bollywood in particular has become a global phenomenon, reflecting the rise of India as an independent nation and presenting its long history--and it's exciting and multifaceted present--in new, influential, and enduring forms. Whatever you paid the price of entry for: the popular Bollywood "Masala" movie style that emphasizes music, comedy, romance, and action; sensitive critiques of a fast-changing society by the Indian Social Realism movement; new forms of music from Indian disco to Sufi boogie; or a look at the lives and talents of the great acting dynasties--it's all here. And there'll still be plenty more plot twists beyond these to surprise and delight you. Get to know the people who built Bollywood Discover the main music and dance styles Explore and recognize Bollywood's influence on Western cinema Go social and join up with the liveliest Bollywood fan communities You're right to be excited: for newbies a whole new world awaits, and for aficionados, there's always so much more to know. So, sit back with this book, grab some popcorn or a plate of samosas--or why not both--and prepare to begin an electric feast to sizzle all your senses |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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The roller coaster career: Sanjay Dutt |
| Subject |
Motion picture industry -- India -- Mumbai.
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Motion picture industry
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India -- Mumbai
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Khan, Maaz
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Hussain, Anum
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| ISBN |
1119780705 |
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9781119780700 |
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