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The Melodramatic Public: Film Form and Spectatorship in Indian Cinema

The Melodramatic Public: Film Form and Spectatorship in Indian Cinema

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ISBN10: 0230247644
ISBN13: 9780230247642
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Feb 1 2011
Pages: 457
Weight: 1.36
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
What does it mean to say Indian movies are melodramatic? How do film audiences engage with socio-political issues? What role has cinema played in the emergence of new economic forms, consumer cultures and digital technologies in a globalizing India? Ravi Vasudevan addresses these questions in a wide-ranging analysis of Indian cinema.

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