Reading ‘Bollywood’

1. Hindi Films: Theoretical Debates and Textual Studies
Shakuntala Banaji

2. Audiences and Hindi films: Contemporary Studies
Shakuntala Banaji

3. Contemporary Hindi Film-Going and the Viewing Context in Two Countries
Shakuntala Banaji

4. ‘A man who smokes should never marry a village girl’: Comments on Courtship and Marriage ‘Hindi Film-Style’
Shakuntala Banaji

5. Short Skirts, Long Veils and Dancing Men: Responses to Dress and the Body
Shakuntala Banaji

6. More or Less Spicy Kisses: Responses to Sex, Love and Sexuality
Shakuntala Banaji

7. Politics and Spectatorship 1: Viewing Love, Religion and Violence
Shakuntala Banaji

8. Politics and Spectatorship 2: Young Men Viewing Terrorism and State Violence
Shakuntala Banaji

9. Conclusion: The Tricky Politics of Viewing Pleasure
Shakuntala Banaji

Avainsanat: Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Cultural and Media Studies, general, Film and Television Studies, Asian Culture, Film History, Performing Arts