Bollywood is the national cinema of India. This invaluable introduction to the best of the genre discusses the work of key directors, major stars, music directors, and screenplay writers. Historically important films have been included along with certain cult movies and top box office successes, including Mother India, the national epic of a peasant woman's struggle against nature and society; Sholay, a "curry western" where the all-star cast sing and dance; Dilwale Dulhaniya le jayenge, the greatest of the diaspora films in which two British Asians fall in love while vacationing in Europe before going to India, where they show their elders how to incorporate love into family traditions; Junglee, in which love transforms a savage who yells "Yahoo!" before singing and dancing like Elvis and creating a new youth culture; and Pyaasa, dramatically shot in black and white and portraying a romantic poet who suffers for his art in the material world.

Rachel Dwyer is Reader in Indian Studies and Cinema, SOAS, University of London. Her main work is on Hindi cinema where she has researched and published on film magazines and popular fiction, consumerism and the new middle classes, love and eroticism, visual culture and religion and secularism. She has published several books including Yash Chopra, about one of the greats of the Hindi film industry with whom she worked for several years (bfi 2002

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Aankhen, David Dhawan, 1993	p. 8
Abhimaan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 1973	p. 10
Achhut kanya, Franz Osten, 1936	p. 12
Amar, Akbar, Anthony, Manmohan Desai, 1977	p. 14
Anand, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 1970	p. 16
Andaz, Mehboob Khan, 1949	p. 18
Angoor, S. S. Gulzar, 1982	p. 21
Anmol ghadi, Mehboob Khan, 1946	p. 23
Aradhana, Shakti Samanta, 1969	p. 26
Ardh satya, Govind Nihalani, 1983	p. 29
Arth, Mahesh Bhatt, 1982	p. 31
Awaara, Raj Kapoor, 1951	p. 33
Baiju Bawra, Vijay Bhatt, 1952	p. 38
Bandini, Bimal Roy, 1963	p. 40
Bandit Queen, Shekhar Kapur, 1994	p. 43
Bhumika, Shyam Benegal, 1976	p. 46
Bobby, Raj Kapoor, 1973	p. 49
Bombay, Mani Ratnam, 1995	p. 52
Border, J. P. Dutta, 1997	p. 54
Chalti ka naam gaadi, Satyen Bose, 1958	p. 56
Chandni, Yash Chopra, 1989	p. 59
CID, Raj Khosla, 1956	p. 62
Deewaar, Yash Chopra, 1975	p. 64
Devdas, P. C. Barua, 1935	p. 67
Diamond Queen, Homi Wadia, 1940	p. 69
Dil chahta hai, Farhan Akhtar, 2001	p. 71
Dil to pagal hai, Yash Chopra, 1997	p. 73
Dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge, Aditya Chopra, 1995	p. 76
Disco Dancer, Babbar Subhash, 1982	p. 80
Do aankhen baarah haath, V. Shantaram, 1957	p. 82
Do bigha zamin, Bimal Roy, 1953	p. 85
Don, Chandra Barot, 1978	p. 88
Duniya na mane/The Unexpected, V. Shantaram, 1937	p. 90
Ek duuje ke liye, K. Balachander, 1981	p. 92
Gadar - Ek prem katha, Anil Sharma, 2001	p. 94
Garam hawa, M. S. Sathyu, 1973	p. 96
Ghayal, Raj Kumar Santoshi, 1990	p. 99
Gol maal, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 1979	p. 101
Guide, Vijay Anand, 1965	p. 103
Gunga Jumna, Nitin Bose, 1961	p. 106
Haqeeqat, Chetan Anand, 1964	p. 108
Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Dev Anand, 1971	p. 110
Hum aapke hain koun...!, Sooraj Barjatya, 1994	p. 113
Hum dil de chuke sanam, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 1999	p. 116
Jaane bhi do yaaro, Kundan Shah, 1983	p. 118
Jab jab phool khile, Suraj Prakash, 1965	p. 120
Jai Santoshi Maa, Vijay Sharma, 1975	p. 122
Jewel Thief, Vijay Anand, 1967	p. 125
Johny mera naam, Vijay Anand, 1970	p. 127
Junglee, Subodh Mukherji, 1961	p. 129
Kaagaz ke phool, Guru Dutt, 1959	p. 131
Kabhi kabhie, Yash Chopra, 1976	p. 134
Kaho na pyaar hai, Rakesh Roshan, 2000	p. 136
Karz, Subhash Ghai, 1980	p. 138
Khalnayak, Subhash Ghai, 1993	p. 141
Khazanchi, Moti B. Gidwani, 1941	p. 144
Kismet, Gyan Mukherjee, 1943	p. 146
Kuch kuch hota hai, Karan Johar, 1998	p. 148
Lagaan/Once Upon a Time in India, Ashutosh Gowariker, 2001	p. 150
Madhumati, Bimal Roy, 1958	p. 152
Maine pyar kiya, Sooraj Barjatya, 1989	p. 154
Main tulsi tere aangan ki, Raj Khosla, 1978	p. 156
Masoom, Shekhar Kapur, 1982	p. 158
Mera gaon mera desh, Raj Khosla, 1971	p. 160
Mother India, Mehboob Khan, 1957	p. 162
Mr India, Shekhar Kapur, 1987	p. 165
Mughal-e Azam, K. Asif, 1960	p. 167
Munnabhai MBBS, Rajkumar Hirani, 2004	p. 170
Muqaddar ka Sikandar, Prakash Mehra, 1978	p. 173
Naya daur, B. R. Chopra, 1957	p. 175
Nikaah, B. R. Chopra, 1982	p. 177
Padosan, Jyoti Swaroop, 1968	p. 179
Pakeezah, Kamal Amrohi, 1971	p. 181
Parinda, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, 1989	p. 184
Phool, K. Asif, 1944	p. 186
Purab aur pachhim, Manoj Kumar, 1970	p. 188
Pyaasa, Guru Dutt, 1957	p. 190
Qayamat se qayamat tak, Mansoor Khan, 1988	p. 193
Qurbani, Feroz Khan, 1980	p. 195
Ram aur Shyam, Tapi Chanakya, 1967	p. 197
Rangeela, Ram Gopal Varma, 1995	p. 199
Roja, Mani Ratnam, 1992	p. 201
Roti kapada aur makaan, Manoj Kumar, 1974	p. 203
Sahib bibi aur ghulam, Abrar Alvi, 1961	p. 205
Sangam, Raj Kapoor, 1964	p. 208
Satya, Ram Gopal Varma, 1998	p. 211
Seeta aur Geeta, Ramesh Sippy, 1972	p. 214
Shakti, Ramesh Sippy, 1982	p. 216
Sholay, Ramesh Sippy, 1975	p. 218
Shre 420, Raj Kapoor, 1955	p. 220
Sikandar, Sohrab Modi, 1941	p. 223
Silsila, Yash Chopra, 1981	p. 225
Teesri kasam, Basu Bhattacharya, 1966	p. 228
Teesri manzil, Vijay Anand, 1966	p. 230
Tezaab, N. Chandra, 1988	p. 233
Trishul, Yash Chopra, 1978	p. 235
Umrao Jaan, Muzaffar Ali, 1981	p. 237
Upkar, Manoj Kumar, 1967	p. 241
Waqt, Yash Chopra, 1965	p. 243
Yaadon ki baaraat, Nasir Hussain, 1973	p. 246
Zanjeer, Prakash Mehra, 1973	p. 250
Index	p. 253
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