Bollywood And Beyond CD to go with video (BR040CD) : see Bollywood And Beyond Video (BR040)

Indian cinema is the largest cinema in the world, but only in recent years has it started to gain recognition in the West. This teaching guide and video compilation, the first of its kind in the UK, offers an essential introduction to this vibrant and exciting national cinema. The comprehensive teaching pack provides a stimulating introduction to Indian Cinema, from its early days of silent film, Hindi popular entertainment films, music and dance right up to the latest 'Bollywood' spectacular cinema extravaganzas.

Contents:

Background information on India;
An overview of the history of Indian cinema from 1900 to present;
Highlights of and insights into Bollywood Hindi popular entertainment films;
An exploration of Indian music and dance;
An introduction to Indian film stars;
An account of New Wave and Parallel Cinema;
An overview of Indian film among the Asian diaspora;
Lots of activities to help teaching and learning about Indian cinema.

The VHS video compilation to support the teaching pack features a selection of clips from the following films:

Peacock Screen (Channel 4)
Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
Mother India (1957)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
Junglee (1961)
Pakeezah (1972)
Sholay (1975)
Bhumika (1977)
Mr India (1987)
Bombay (1995)
Dil Se (1998)

This selection of clips represents a cross-section of Indian film, carefully chosen to illustrate key aspects of this national cinema. VHS video: Exempt from classification; running time c.50 minutes