ReFocus : the films of Zoya Akhtar / edited by Aakshi Magazine and Amber Shields.
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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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2022]
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| Series: | ReFocus: the international directors series.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9781474476430 1474476430 |