Indian Literature and Popular Cinema : Recasting Classics (Hardcover)

Introduction  Part 1: Indian Epics in Film  1. Bending the Bharata: Two Uncommon Cinematic Adaptations  Philip Lutgendorf  2. Family, Feminism, and Film in Remaking the Ramayana Vidyut Aklujkar  Part 2. Casting Classical Sanskrit Drama  3. Sakuntala: The Look and the Image in Literature, Theatre, and Cinema Gayatri Chatterjee  4. Mrcchakatikam to Utsav: Recreation of a Sanskrit Classic by Girish Karnad Vidyut Aklujkar  Part 3. Saints on the Screen  5. Bhakti Songs Recast: Gulzar’s Meera Movie Heidi Pauwels  Part 4. Genre and Themes from Indo-Islamic Culture  6. Religious Culture and Folklore in the Urdu Historical Drama Anarkali, Revisited by Indian Cinema Alain Desoulieres  7. From Ghazal to Film Music: The Case of Mirza Ghalib Naseem Hines  Part 5. Classics from Colonial Literature  8. Remembering, Repeating, and Working through Devdas Corey K. Creekmur  9. The Political Aesthetic of Nation and Gender in Rituparno Ghosh’s Chokher Bali Mandakranta Bose  Part 6. Agenda-Driven Literature  10. Lyrically Speaking: Hindi Film Songs and the Progressive Aesthetic Ali Mir  11. Dharmputra and the Partition of India Cecilia Cossio.  Conclusion