Indian Literature and Popular Cinema: Recasting Classics

Book Overview

This book considers the popular cinema of North India (Bollywood) and how it recasts literary classics. It addresses the socio-political implications of popular reinterpretations of elite culture, exploring gender issues and the perceived sexism of popular films and how that plays out when literature is reworked into film.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415447410
• ISBN13: 9780415447416
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"