ReFocus : the films of Zoya Akhtar /

ReFocus : the films of Zoya Akhtar /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022] ©2022
Description:	243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	ReFocus, the international directors series. ReFocus: the international directors series.
Subject:	Akhtar, Zoya -- Criticism and interpretation. Women motion picture producers and directors -- India.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12778578

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Varying Form of Title:	Films of Zoya Akhtar
Other authors / contributors:	Magazine, Aakshi, editor. Shields, Amber, editor.
ISBN:	9781474476416 1474476414
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Examines the work of Hindi film director, screenwriter and producer Zoya Akhtar. Provides a contemporary study on the shift of the Hindi film industry by examining one of the leading directors of New BollywoodHighlights the role of women filmmakers in popular, mainstream film industries. Zoya Akhtar has become a prominent figure representing change in Bollywood. As the first collection on Akhtar, this book examines how she is contributing to a shift in one of the world's leading film industries, and through analysis of her work explores the contradictions and possibilities of the present moment in Bollywood.

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Summary:	From her relatively small-scale feature debut Luck By Chance (2009) to her recent premieres of Gully Boy (2019) and Made in Heaven (2019) to local and global audiences via the Berlin Film Festival and Amazon Prime Streaming services, Zoya Akhtar has become a prominent figure representing change in Bollywood. As the first collection on Akhtar, this book examines how she is contributing to a shift in one of the world's leading film industries, and through analysis of her work explores the contradictions and possibilities of the present moment in Bollywood.
Physical Description:	243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781474476416 1474476414