Author: Bhawana SomaayaPublisher: RupaYear: 2004Language: EnglishPages: 389ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129103702 DescriptionWhenever I’m asked what I enjoy most about my profession, it does not take me time to respond that I’m here, because I like writing and because I love Hindu cinema. And my job provides me with an opportunity to dabble in both.Reproduced in the book are fragmented frames of cinema. Some explored as academic study, while some retained as stubborn memories that refuse to fade. The collective images celebrate an undying passion for the fascinating medium.The concerns for the issues, I admit, came in much later. After one had sufficient exposure and the confidence to disagree and debate. One discovered that the same films evoked different responses and interpretations during different decades of growing up. And perhaps that’s the essence of cinema. To break illusions and conjure new images. Compiled in the book are some scattered observations and impressions from an editor’s notebook.ContentsMen Behind WomenSensuous And SensitiveNow And ForeverAwards, Theirs And OursChanging PerceptionsThe Heroine And Hindi CinemaHoli Aayee ReRemembering Bimal RoyTwo Women And A ManStraight From The HeartWhere Have All The Men Gone?Catholics And CinemaTheatre New And OldChasing A MirageHusbands Are Oppressed TooSurviving MayhemSummer Of DiscontentmentAlbums Must Arouse CuriosityLegaan-Picture PerfectRomancing The RainsReady For ChangeTrends And Technology Audience Is The KingGoing SoloComing Of AgeEchoes Of TormentGuru-Shishya BondingHousing ProblemsNavratri In FilmsHistorical HeroesSeductive VisualsEpic IdolsBravo MAMIReal Life StoriesLove Is ForgivenessForever FriendsNational PrideFreedom Without AbuseCommunicating With The Common ManOffensive LyricsPrice And PrejudiceTesting TimeBreakthroughsCourting New SensibilitiesOn The Global MapWhose Line Is It Anyway?To Abba With LoveAnalyse This Spiderman RulesRole Models Time For DebateNurturing The WriterImmortal GhalibBlame It On PromosSetting New TrendsJoint FamiliesMagic Is In NoveltyBlame GameIndian SummerSecond ServeCreating On IntentionsThey Are Playing My SongCries And WhispersAssembly Line EntertainmentFeel Like A womanDocumenting SuperstarsCross Of SuperstarsThe Men Are BackThe Show Goes OnShadow Of The PastThe Changing Face Of LoveWaiting To ExhaleTaking SidesGlamour-Reel To RealSpeculations And SolutionsMisplaced PassionsA Poignant EveningEt Tu SaharaCan Strike Be A Solution?Melody And MomentsPsychophancyIt’s A Man’s WorldIf Tomorrow ComesFamily FunctionFragrant MemoriesFarewell StereotypesSaturation PointBreaking The JinxGod Of WisdomKrishna And The Film HeroWe Created A MonsterCAS, An embarrassmentContrived MoralityAutumn RomanceOnce More With HopeShift In Audience Choice
