Readings

WEEK # TOPICS FILMS READINGS
1 Introduction
2 Spectacle, Masala, and Genre in the context of Bollywood Excerpts from Sholay. Directed by Ramesh Sippy. Selection from Buy at Amazon Thoraval, Yves. Cinemas of India (1896-2000). Columbia, MO: South Asia Books, 2001. ISBN: 0333934105.
Module 1
3 Neo-modern Narratives Dil Chahta Hai. Directed by Farhan Akhtar. Selection from Kapur, Geeta. When was Modernism: Essays on Contemporary Cultural Practice in India. New Delhi, India: Tulika Press, 2000.
4 Neo-modern Narratives (cont.) Mrityudand. Directed by Prakash Jha. Buy at Amazon Gopalan, Lalitha. "Avenging Women in Indian Cinema." In Making Meaning in Indian Cinema. Edited by Ravi S. Vasudevan. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0195658671.
5 Neo-modern Narratives (cont.) Being Cyrus. Directed by Homi Adajania. Buy at Amazon Barnouw, Erik, and S. Krishnaswamy. Indian Film. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1980, Introduction. ISBN: 0195026829.
Module 2
6 Reconstructing History Rang De Basanti. Directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. Excerpt from Buy at Amazon Chakravarty, Sumita. National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema. 3rd ed. Columbia, MO: South Asia Books, 1998. ISBN: 0195647475.
7 Reconstructing History (cont.) Mangal Pandey. Directed by Ketan Mehta. Buy at Amazon Chakravarty, Sumita. National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema. 3rd ed. Columbia, MO: South Asia Books, 1998. ISBN: 0195647475.
Module 3
8 Appropriating Literary texts Parineeta. Directed by Pradeep Sarkar. Buy at Amazon Chattopadhyaya, Saratchandra. Parineeta. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books, 2005. ISBN: 0143033565.
9 Shakespeare Omkara. Directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. Buy at Amazon Alter, Stephen. "Making of the Film Omkara." In Fantasies of a Bollywood Love-Thief. New York, NY: Harvest Books, 2007. ISBN: 0156030845.
10 Flaubert Maya Memsaab. Directed by Ketan Mehta. Buy at Amazon Kakar, Sudhir. Intimate Relations: Exploring Indian Sexuality. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1990. ISBN: 0226422801.
Module 4
11 Engaging with Hollywood Corporate. Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. Buy at Amazon Dwyer, Rachel. All You Want is Money, All You Need is Love: Sex and Romance in Modern India. New Delhi, India: Cassell, 2000. ISBN: 0304703214.
12 Engaging with Hollywood (cont.) Krrish. Directed by Rakesh Roshan.

Buy at Amazon Gokulsing, K. Moti, and Wimal Dissanayake. "Cinema and Society in India." In Indian Popular Cinema: A Narrative of Cultural Change. England, UK: Trentham Books, 1998. ISBN: 1858560969.

Buy at Amazon ———. "The Distinctiveness of Indian Popular Culture." In Indian Popular Cinema: A Narrative of Cultural Change. England, UK: Trentham Books, 1998. ISBN: 1858560969.

13 Engaging with Hollywood (cont.) Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Directed by Karan Johar. Buy at Amazon Mishra, Vijay. Bollywood Cinema: Temples of Desire. New York, NY: Routledge, 2001, Introduction. ISBN: 0415930154.
14 Conclusion: Next Decade? Excerpts from Filmfare, Stardust, Indian Express.