{"product_id":"bollywood-nation-9780143065111","title":"Bollywood Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vamsee Juluri\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Ebury Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBollywood Nation charts the evolution of Indian cinema from its mythologicalfilms in the early 20th century to its world-class gangster and terroristmelodramas of today. In doing so, the book investigates why and how ourfilms have become so deeply embedded in the nation’s popular imagination.Is it merely that cinema is the only common form of mass national culture in acountry that does not have either a common language or a common religion—or is it entwined with greater social, cultural and spiritual aspirations?By narrating the story of India through the stories that our films tell us,Vamsee Juluri posits cinema as the voice of the nation and examines how ithas shaped our understanding of our place in the world. About The Author: Vamsee Juluri was born in Hyderabad in 1969 and is a professor of mediastudies at the University of San Francisco. His books include Becoming aGlobal Audience: Longing and Belonging in Indian Music Television and thenovel The Mythologist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46296371036311,"sku":"9780143065111","price":195.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143065111.webp?v=1769304543","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bollywood-nation-9780143065111","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}