Raghavendra, M. K. <br/><br/>
Seduced by the familiar :  narration and meaning in Indian popular cinema / 
M.K. Raghavendra. 
 - New Delhi :  Oxford University Press,  2008. 
 - x, 362 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-340) and index. 
<br/><br/>CONTENTS: Introduction -- Narrative Convention and Form --  Indian Cinema Before 1947: In Search of a Definition --  The First Years of Independence: Birth of a Nation -- The  1950s and 1960s: The Idea of 'India' -- The 1970s:  Crosscurrents -- The Furious 1980s: Undermining the Nation  State -- Towards the New Millennium: The End of Conflict --   A Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Film Index --  General Index -- About the Author.       
<br/><br/> This book looks at the seven decades of Indian social  history from the perspective of popular cinema. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199456307 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008319502 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion pictures -- History.--------<br/>Motion pictures--History.--India