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INTRODUCTION ; THE DYNAMICS OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY IN HINDI CINEMA ; HOW SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS IS HINDI CINEMA? ; SHOLAY IS NO LESS INDIAN THAN MAHATMA GANDHI ; MOVIE IDOLS ARE THE SOULMATES OF THE YOUNG ; THE USE OF POETRY IN HINDI CINEMA ; HINDI CINEMA DENIES SPACE TO THE WRITER ; INDIAN GOOF-UPS AT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS ; FILM MAKERS AT INTERNATIONAL MEETS ; BLACK MONEY AS THE MAINSTAY OF HINDI CINEMA ; THE DEATH OF CHILDRENS CINEMA ; BOLLYWOOD GOES ON STRIKE ; THE ACTRESS AS WORKING WOMEN ; POPULAR CINEMA LEARNS FROM ART CINEMA ; CAN PARALLEL CINEMA SURVIVE? ; SOME GROUND REALITIES OF ART FILM MAKING ; YOUNG FILMMAKERS STRIKE GOLD ; SHOULD ART FILMS BE SUBSIDISED? ; FILMS AND CRITICAL THEORIES ; POLITICAL THEMES IN INDIAN CINEMA ; WHY DO OUR CMS AND PMS FEAR DHARMENDRA? ; BETWEEN FACT AND A FILMMAKERS INTENTION ; THE EVERGREEN TROIKA ; GOLDEN GIRLS OF A GOLDEN ERA ; THE GLORIFICATION OF BHAGAT SINGH ; THREE FILMS ABOUT GANDHI ; WHAT WENT WRONG WITH BHANSALIS DEVDAS ; JOHNNY WALKER A COMEDIAN IN THE MACHINE AGE ; A CHELA SALUTES GURU DUTT ; RAJ KAPOOR AND HIS UNIQUE STYLE OF WORKING ; ANALYSING A STYLIST MANI RATNAM ; SANJAY DUTT GOES THROUGH HELL ; THE AGELESS PRAN ; THE AMAZINGLY TALENTED SANJEEV KUMAR ; RENAISSANCE IN SOUTH INDIAN FILMS ; THE SOUTHERN LOCALE FOR HINDI FILMS ; THE ARCHITECTURE OF ILLUSION ; THE COMPELLING WORLD OF HINDI FILMS ; RAGS TO RICHES STORIES TURNED REAL

About the Author

Anil Saari was a journalist, poet, dramatist, and film critic. He worked in several newspapers through his career and was one of the earliest film critics in India. Partha Chatterjee is a freelance film maker and critic based in New Delhi.