Amar Akbar Anthony: Bollywood, Brotherhood, and the Nation

by Andy Rotman, William Elison, Christian Lee Novetzke

A Bollywood blockbuster when it was released in 1977, Amar Akbar Anthony has become a classic of Hindi cinema and a touchstone of Indian popular culture. Delighting audiences with its songs and madcap adventures, the film follows the heroics of three Bombay brothers separated in childhood from their parents and one another. Beyond the freewheeling comedy and camp, however, is a potent vision of social harmony, as the three protagonists,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674504488
• ISBN13: 9780674504486
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"