Directory of Indian Film-Makers and Films

by Sanjit Narwekar

Overview

India produces more films each year than any other country in the world. Yet, apart from the films of Sanjit Ray, the diverse and lavish output of Indian film-makers is largely unknown outside the Far East. This pioneering reference work features all major Indian film directors over an 80-year period. The book takes as its starting point D. G. Phalke's famous 1913 silent film Raja Harishchandra, generally acknowledged as the first Indian feature. Original Indian language titles from the regional cinemas are transliterated - whether in Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malyayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu or other languages. Three Hundred Eighty-three directors are included alphabetically by surbaname. There is complete coverage of all periods and genres.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313292842
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/23/1994
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.12(d)

About the Author

SANJIT NARWEKAR, a jourbanalist, author, and scriptwriter, previously worked as news editor for a leading Indian film trade weekly, Screen. He writes extensively on Indian film and other subjects and has edited several books. He has also written scripts for documentary and feature films.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations
Indian Film-Makers
Film Title Index
General Index
Selected Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Provides information on 383 prominent film directors working in all the Indian languages between 1899 and 1992. Though the emphasis is on Hindi, which is considered the national cinema, both the thriving regional cinemas and directors who worked in English are also included. Biographical and career sketches are followed by filmographies. The Indian titles are transliterated and translated, and the different title of any English release is given. Otherwise cites only the release date. The more than 15,000 films cited are indexed separately. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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