Mad Tales from Bollywood: Portrayal of Mental Illness in Conventional Hindi Cinema

by Dinesh Bhugra

Book Overview

This is the first book to investigate how mental illness is portrayed in Hindi cinema. It examines attitudes towards mental illness in Indian culture, how they are reflected in Hindi films, and how culture has influenced the portrayal of the psychoses.

Dinesh Bhugra guides the reader through the history of Indian cinema, covering developments from the idealism of the 1950s to the stalking, jealousy and psychopathy that characterises the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841696463
• ISBN13: 9781841696461
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"