Reading the Muslim on celluloid : Bollywood, representation and politics / Roshni Sengupta.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sengupta, Roshni (Author)
Language:English
Published: Delhi : Primus Books, 2020.
Subjects:
Muslims in motion pictures.
Motion pictures, Hindi > History and criticism.
Musulmans au cinéma.
Cinéma hindi > Histoire et critique.
Motion pictures, Hindi.
Film criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Film criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:xiii, 326 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Representational spaces in cinema
  • The 'Muslim' in the history of popular Hindi cinema
  • Representing the Muslim as 'Communal'
  • Reading the Muslim 'Terrorist'
  • The 'Secular' Muslim in Bollywood cinema
  • Conclusion: the problematic of representation.