Bollywood Babylon : interviews with Shyam Benegal / edited by William van der Heide.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benegal, Shyam, 1934-2024.

Contributor:

Van der Heide, William.

Series:

Asian cinema series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benegal, Shyam, 1934-2024.

Benegal, Shyam.

Benegal, Shyam, 1934-.

Motion picture producers and directors--India--Interviews.

Motion picture producers and directors.

India.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

English edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006.

Summary:

Shyam Benegal is one of India's major film directors. A career spanning more than forty years includes documentaries and television programs as well as over twenty feature films. He has worked with, indeed launched the careers of, many of the major stars of the Bombay film industry such as Shabana Azmi, Om Puri, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah and Amrish Puri. From his first feature film, "Ankur," to recent work like "Zubeidaa," Benegal has always combined social analysis with aesthetic pleasure. These lively and engaging interviews cover Benegal's life and work and, in doing so, present a history of Indian cinema.

Contents:

Introduction: Shyam Benegal's Life and Films 1

Interview 1 On Satyajit Ray 11

Interview 2 On Shyam Benegal 23

Interview 3 On Indian Cinema 39

Interview 4 From Ankur (1973) to Manthan (1976) 55

Interview 5 From Bhumika (1976) to Aarohan (1982) 85

Interview 6 From Mandi (1983) to Antarnaad (1992) 123

Interview 7 From Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992) to Zubeidaa (2000) 149

Interview 8 On Present and Future 197

Appendix 2 Films Cited in the Text 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223) and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

1845204050

1845204042

OCLC:

62761439

Publisher Number:

9781845204051

9781845204044

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