Censorship and Sexuality in Bombay Cinema

by Monika Mehta

India produces an impressive number of films each year in a variety of languages. Here, Monika Mehta breaks new ground by analyzing Hindi films and exploring the censorship of gender and heterosexuality in Bombay cinema. She studies how film censorship on various levels makes the female body and female sexuality pivotal in constructing national identity, not just through the films themselves but also through the heated debates that occur in newspapers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292747594
• ISBN13: 9780292747593
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.