Hero

Ashok Raj

ISBN 10: 1848501528 / ISBN 13: 9781848501522

Published by London: Hay House, 2010

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Paperback; Measures Trade Paperback (9" x 6") (1.8 kg); pp (xiv/xiv) 406/417; Index; In the Bollywood series; Two Volumes: The Silent Era to Dilip Kumar; Amitabh Bachchan to the Khans and Beyond; Illustrated by way of: Appendices [2/1]; Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #179159 ||.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hero
• Publisher: London: Hay House
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1848501528
• ISBN 13: 9781848501522
• Binding: Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.)
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cinema

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Synopsis

This volume traces the growth of the indigenous Hindi film hero from the silent era up to Dilip Kumar. The film hero is depicted as a credible representative of the social, cultural and political milieu of his era. The author contends that the development of Hindi cinema as a powerful expression of popular culture has been largely centred round the frontal figure of the hero. In the course of the narrative, the subject matter presents a compact history of mainstream Hindi cinema by placing personalities, events, and trends in specific time frames.

About the Author

Ashok Raj is one of the world's leading critics of Hindi cinema.