Bollywood for Dummies

Informationen zum Autor Maaz Ali and Maaz Khan are co-hosts of Desi Standard Time , a podcast focused on Bollywood films, South Asian cinema and media, and the influence of both on their own lives and the rest of the world. Anum Hussain serves as producer of the podcast. She is also co-author of the current edition of Twitter For Dummies . Klappentext Take the trip of a lifetime into the past and present of BollywoodFascinated 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 communitiesYou'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. Zusammenfassung Take the trip of a lifetime into the past and present of BollywoodFascinated 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 a...

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Introduction 1
 
Part 1: Getting Started with Bollywood 5
 
Chapter 1: Introducing Bollywood 7
 
Chapter 2: Focusing on Family Over Everything Else 19
 
Part 2: Bollywood through the Years 41
 
Chapter 3: Looking at the Golden Age, from the 1940s to the 1960s 43
 
Chapter 4: Spotlighting Classical Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s 57
 
Chapter 5: Going Contemporary: Bollywood in the 1990s and Early 2000s 77
 
Chapter 6: Good As New: Bollywood from the Mid-2000s to the Present Day 101
 
Part 3: The Sound of (Bollywood) Music 117
 
Chapter 7: Not a Sprint, but a (Musical) Marathon 119
 
Chapter 8: Getting Funky with Disco 135
 
Chapter 9: Feeding the Soul: Bollywood's Music Origins and Soul Music 147
 
Chapter 10: Mixing It Up with Other Musical Genres: Pop, Rock, and Rap 159
 
Chapter 11: Noticing Folk Music In and Out of Bollywood 173
 
Chapter 12: Painting the Town, Bollywood Style 185
 
Part 4: Bollywood Goes Global 199
 
Chapter 13: Leading Box Office Revenue Worldwide 201
 
Chapter 14: Bollywood Fans Grow in the Masses 213
 
Chapter 15: Grabbing Trophies: The Award Shows 223
 
Part 5: From Neighboring Industries to the Diaspora 233
 
Chapter 16: Taking From and Giving To Lollywood 235
 
Chapter 17: Examining South India's Bollywood 247
 
Chapter 18: Reaching Hollywood: Bollywood's Impact 255
 
Part 6: The Parts of Tens 275
 
Chapter 19: Ten Movies to Watch If You're New to Bollywood 277
 
Chapter 20: Ten Must-Watch Shah Rukh Khan Films 289
 
Chapter 21: Ten Bollywood Actors Who Transitioned to Hollywood 299
 
Index 305

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Maa Ali, Maaz Ali, Maaz Khan Ali, A Hussain, Anu Hussain, Anum Hussain, Anum Ali Hussain, Hussain Anum, Maa Khan, Maaz Khan
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781119780670
• ISBN: 978-1-119-78067-0
• Pagine: 336
• Categorie: Saggistica > Musica, film, teatro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Film, Lifestyle, Bollywood, Lifestyles, Hindi-Film, Television, Movies & Theatre, Fernsehen, Kino u. Theater