Bollywood Dreams

by Jonathan Torgovnik

Book Overview

Deriving its name from its American equivalent, Bollywood is the highly successful Indian movie industry predominantly based in Bombay and Madras. Every day more than 14 million people go to the cinema across India to watch films produced by this massive and powerful industry.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714843075
• ISBN13: 9780714843070
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.3" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Not What I Expected, But Lovely All The Same...

An exploration of the Indian film industry through photographs was definitely not what I expected when I initially purchased this book, but the beauty and drama of the images, made it worth the cost. This book does NOT contain any relevant information (history, films, etc.) on Bollywood; it's a coffee table book. The photos themselves (of film stars to the mania of the theaters and fans) brilliantly capture the dynamics and glamour of the industry and it's trance-like hold over it's millions (if not billions) of fans!!!