ReFocus: The Films of Zoya Akhtar:

Examines the work of Hindi film director, screenwriter and producer Zoya AkhtarProvides a contemporary study on the shift of the Hindi film industry by examining one of the leading directors of New BollywoodHighlights the role of women filmmakers in popular, mainstream film industriesOf interest to...

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Other Authors: Chakravarti, Debnita (Contributor), Gopal, Sangita (Contributor), Jha, Vyoma (Contributor), Kher Jaggi, Ruchi (Contributor), Kumar, Vijeta (Contributor), Magazine, Aakshi (Contributor, Editor), Mishra, Mudita (Contributor), Shagufta Cheema, Iqra (Contributor), Sharanya (Contributor), Sharma, Kamayani (Contributor), Shields, Amber (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Series:ReFocus: The International Directors Series : RFIDS
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:Examines the work of Hindi film director, screenwriter and producer Zoya AkhtarProvides a contemporary study on the shift of the Hindi film industry by examining one of the leading directors of New BollywoodHighlights the role of women filmmakers in popular, mainstream film industriesOf interest to Hindi film scholars as well as global feminist film students and scholarsFrom her relatively small-scale feature debut Luck By Chance (2009) to her recent premieres of Gully Boy (2019) and Made in Heaven (2019) to local and global audiences via the Berlin Film Festival and Amazon Prime Streaming services, Zoya Akhtar has become a prominent figure representing change in Bollywood. As the first collection on Akhtar, this book examines how she is contributing to a shift in one of the world's leading film industries, and through analysis of her work explores the contradictions and possibilities of the present moment in Bollywood
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (248 pages) 10 B/W illustrations 10 B&W images
ISBN:9781474476430
DOI:10.1515/9781474476430

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