Bollywood Dreams - Hardcover

Torgovnik, Jonathan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714843075 ISBN 13: 9780714843070

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2003

Synopsis

In Bollywood Dreams Jonathan Torgovnik explores the beloved pastime of an Indian population of over one billion. As the world's largest film-producing

country, India creates more than 800 films a year, making its movie industry a cultural and commercial phenomenon. Paying tribute to stars, film makers, technicians and moviegoers, Bollywood Dreams puts a human face on the fantastical, spectacle-rich films that compels as many as fourteen million people to the cinema on a single day in India alone.

Divided into thematic chapters, the entire spectrum of Indian cinema is covered, from the vibrant colours and the expansive settings of the film sets, to the glamorous stars and audience. Bollywood Dreams takes the reader behind the scenes and to the movie theatres of bustling Mumbai as well as the makeshift travelling cinemas that tour from village to village.

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About the Author:

Photographer: Jonathan Torgovnik began his career as a combat photographer in the Israeli army. In 1992, he entered the photography department at the School of Visual Arts in New York where he graduated with a BFA degree and received an award for outstanding achievement in photography. Since graduation, Torgovnik's photographs have been published in numerous US and international publications including Newsweek (US), Forbes (US), The Independent Magazine (UK), Sunday Telegraph (UK), and Marie Claire, among others. Torgovnik has won several awards for his photographs including The Kodak Professional Award. His photographs have been exhibited in New York and Europe and have been acquired by such museums as The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and The Jewish Museum, New York. Photographer's Residence: New York City Author: Nasreen Munni Kabir is a documentary filmmaker and author who has made several series for Channel 4 on Hindi cinema including How to make it Big in Bollywood and How to make a Bollywood Movie and is also the author of several books on India including Bollywood, the India Cinema Story. She was born in India and has lived most of her life in France and the UK. She was made a Governor of the BFI in January 2000. Author's Residence: London

Review:

"Bollywood Dreams provides a glimpse behind the shimmering surface to reveal the often grim reality on the other side...striking images juxtaposing the fantasy with the facts to great effect."-Time Out

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0714843075
• ISBN 13: 9780714843070
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120