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Cinema - Image & Issues
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389 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Bhawana Somaaya
26 books16 followersBhawana Somaaya is a film critic, columnist and author. She is the former editor of Screen and written biographies of superstars like Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan. Her books are a point of reference for students studying cinema at Whistling Woods, Mumbai, Manipal University, Mangalore and JNU, Delhi
She is a classical dancer, a podcaster and author of 19 books. She has translated our honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s Gujarati books Saakshi Bhaav and Aankh Aa Dhanya Chhe into English as Letters to Mother and Letters to Self in 2020 and 2022 respectively. She is the Entertainment Editor at 92.7 Big FM Radio Channel.
Somaaya was conferred with Padma Shri in 2017, an honorary Doctorate by Jagran Lake city University in 2021 and Kanak Nartan Puraskaar from Nalanda Nrityakala Mahavidyalay in 2022. Her new book is due for release end of the year.
She is a classical dancer, a podcaster and author of 19 books. She has translated our honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s Gujarati books Saakshi Bhaav and Aankh Aa Dhanya Chhe into English as Letters to Mother and Letters to Self in 2020 and 2022 respectively. She is the Entertainment Editor at 92.7 Big FM Radio Channel.
Somaaya was conferred with Padma Shri in 2017, an honorary Doctorate by Jagran Lake city University in 2021 and Kanak Nartan Puraskaar from Nalanda Nrityakala Mahavidyalay in 2022. Her new book is due for release end of the year.
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October 2, 2024
Whenever cinema is changing it is important for someone to document it and this book, Cinema: Images & Issues is a documentation of what was happening in a particular phase in Hindi cinema.
The book is a collection of author Bhawana Somaaya’s editorials published in a weekly and explores various topics on cinema be it gender, technology, religion, marriage, romance and rain and how the projection altered over the years. I was quite intrigued by all these topics on cinema that this book covers so efficiently. I highly recommend this book especially if you are interested in learning about the history of Hindi Cinema.
The book is a collection of author Bhawana Somaaya’s editorials published in a weekly and explores various topics on cinema be it gender, technology, religion, marriage, romance and rain and how the projection altered over the years. I was quite intrigued by all these topics on cinema that this book covers so efficiently. I highly recommend this book especially if you are interested in learning about the history of Hindi Cinema.
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