TY - BOOK AU - edited by Vasudevn, Ravi S. TI - Making meaning in Indian cinema SN - 9780195658675 U1 - 791.430954 VAS-R PY - 2002/// CY - India PB - Oxford University Press KW - Motion pictures KW - India KW - Motion pictures--Plots, themes, etc KW - Motion pictures--Political aspects KW - Motion pictures--Social aspects N1 - This volume brings together some of India's most distinguished film theorists today. By examining the silent films of the 1930s right through to contemporary blockbusters, their essays explore - through formal and narrative analysis, archival resources and oral testimony - the political and ideological implications of popular cinema. Only a few such studies on Indian cinema are available. The contributors include well-known film theorists. The articles discuss in detail a range of critical Indian films ER -