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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 791.436561 EAN: 9781841696461 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1841696463 Label: Psychology Press Manufacturer: Psychology Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 310 Publication Date: August 31, 2006 Publisher: Psychology Press Studio: Psychology Press Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This is the first book to investigate how mental illness is portrayed in Hindi cinema. It examines attitudes towards mental illness in Indian culture, how they are reflected in Hindi films, and how culture has influenced the portrayal of the psychoses. Dinesh Bhugra guides the reader through the history of Indian cinema, covering developments from the idealism of the 1950s to the stalking, jealousy and psychopathy that characterized the films of the 1990s. Critiques of individual films reveal the culture's approach towards mental illness and reflect the impact of culture on films and vice versa. Subjects covered include: · Cinema and emotion · Attitudes towards mental illness · Socio-economic factors and cinema in India · Indian personality, villainy and history · Psychoanalysis in the films of the 1960s Mad Tales from Bollywood will be of interest to psychiatrists, mental health professionals, students of media and cultural studies and all those with an interest in Indian culture. 
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