{"product_id":"bollywood-cinema-temples-of-desire-paperback","title":"Bollywood Cinema: Temples of Desire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVijay Mishra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia is home to Bollywood - the largest film industry in the world. Movie theaters are said to be the \"temples of modern India,\" with Bombay producing nearly 800 films per year that are viewed by roughly 11 million people per day. In \u003cem\u003eBollywood Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e, Vijay Mishra argues that Indian film production and reception is shaped by the desire for national community and a pan-Indian popular culture. Seeking to understand Bollywood according to its own narrative and aesthetic principles and in relation to a global film industry, he views Indian cinema through the dual methodologies of postcolonial studies and film theory. Mishra discusses classics such as \u003cem\u003eMother India\u003c\/em\u003e (1957) and \u003cem\u003eDevdas\u003c\/em\u003e (1935) and recent films including \u003cem\u003eRam Lakhan\u003c\/em\u003e (1989) and \u003cem\u003eKhalnayak\u003c\/em\u003e (1993), linking their form and content to broader issues of national identity, epic tradition, popular culture, history, and the implications of diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVijay Mishra\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. He is author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gothic Sublime.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.96 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710162661683,"sku":"9780415930154","price":97.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bkJXTzdKZkkzcHhPMklhMWlRbWlhdz09.webp?v=1763485213","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/bollywood-cinema-temples-of-desire-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}