Shyam Benegal: Filmmaker and Philosopher

by Samir Chopra

Book Overview

For over forty years, Shyam Benegal has been one the leading forces in Indian cinema. Informed by a rich political and philosophical sensibility and a mastery of the art and craft of filmmaking, Benegal is both of, and not of, Bollywood. As a philosophical filmmaker Benegal brings to life the existential crisis of the downtrodden Indian, the 'subaltern' if you will--the serf, the peasant, the woman--and imposes a distinctive philosophical vision on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135006355X
• ISBN13: 9781350063556
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"