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DEEWAR |
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DEEWAR |
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| Author Name: |
VINAY LAL |
| Publisher Name: |
HARPER COLLINS |
| ISBN: |
9789350290231 |
| Edition: |
PAPERBACK |
| Language: |
ENGLISH |
| Pages: |
200 |
| Publication Date: |
2010 |
| Price: |
 250.00 |
| List Price: |
182.00 |
| You Save: |
68 |
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Yes |
| Shipping Time: |
5 - 7 DAYS |
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| About Book |
Yash Chopra’s 1975 film, Deewaar, one of the most iconic and influential
works of superstar Amitabh Bachchan, has been (to borrow a line from
the film itself) the ‘lambi race ka ghoda’, enjoying a nearly unrivalled
popularity in the long history of Hindi cinema. Its remarkable plot, crisp
dialogues and epic narrative structure, revolving around the familiar story
of two brothers whose paths diverge and lead to a fatal collision, have
endeared it to millions. And its most famous line, ‘Mere paas ma hai’, has
been endlessly imitated, parodied and referenced in cinematic and
cultural works.
However, as Vinay Lal demonstrates in his study of Deewaar, the film
lends itself to much more complex readings than is commonly imagined.
Examining it in the context of the history of Hindi cinema, the migrations
from the hinterland to the city, and the political and socio-economic
climate of the early 1970s, he draws attention to Deewaar’s dialectic of
the footpath and skyscraper, the mesmerizing presence of the tattoo, the
frequent appearance of the signature and the film’s deep structuring in
mythic material. In doing so, he assesses Deewaar’s unique space in
popular Indian culture as much as world cinem |
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