Fantasy of modernity : romantic love in Bombay cinema of the 1950s / Aarti Wani.
"Looks at the role of love and romance in the Bombay cinema of the 1950s in terms of its cultural function and social significance"--
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Delhi, India ; [New York] :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Love and the nation
- The 1950s
- Fantasy of modernity
- The city
- The song
- The stars
- 1. City of Love
- Romancing the city
- Aar Paar
- Solva Saal (1958)
- Limiting the city
- Kala Bazar (1960)
- Pyasa
- 2. The Song of Love
- Love, governance and Barsaat Ki Raat (1960)
- Erotics, gender and space
- Self in separation
- 3. Love and Stardom
- The affairs
- Stars as models
- The actress
- Kagaz Ke Phool (1959)
- Conclusion
- Whither romance?
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Index.