HERO VOLUME 1
Author: Category: Cinema ISBN: 9788189988272 Binding: Hardback Dimensions: 230 x 150 mm Number of Pages: 412
This volume depicts the evolution of the Hindi film hero from the silent era to Dilip Kumar and his contemporaries. The film hero is portrayed as a credible representative of the social, cultural and political milieu of his era. The author contends that the development of Hindi cinema as a powerful expression of popular culture has been largely centred round the frontal figure of the hero.
Beginning with the pioneer of cinema in India, Dadasaheb Phalke, the author moves on to