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Reel India
Cinema off the Beaten Track
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Picture Abhi Baaki Hai... If Theres One Experience That Unites India, It Is Cinema. In Reel India, Awardwinning Film Critic Namrata Joshi Journeys Through The Interiors Of The Country Intimately Chronicling Littleknown Accounts About The Nations Incessant Obsession With The Movies. In Lucknow, She Encounters A Shah Rukh Khan Fan Who Has Embraced An Alternate Reality In Which He Lives And Breathes The Star. In Wai, She Finds An Entire Economy Fuelled By The Film Industry As The Town Transforms Into A Film Set. An Activist Filmmaker In Odisha Demonstrates How He Teaches Local Tribal People The Basics Of His Craft, Empowering Them To Train The Spotlight On Issues Threatening Their Habitat And Livelihood. From The Fever Pitch Of The First Day First Show In Makeshift Halls To The Rivalries Of Regional Cinema, This Is Indias Immersion In The Movies Like Its Never Been Seen Before. Filled With Reallife Stories That Are As Fascinating As The Revelations And Insights They Offer, Reel India Raises The Curtain On The Starryeyed Dreams And Bigscreen Passions That Live On After The Final Cut Is Announced.
See the publisher website: Hachette India
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