Indian History and Film

1. Outline the main details of the history of India
2. Who was Mohandas Gandhi?
3. Explain the role of music and dance in Indian cinema.
4. What were some of the main characteristics of the film in Colonial India?

5. What are the 5 main languages in India?
6. What are some of the main characteristics of Indian cinema during the 1950s and 1960s? (Early Post-Colonial Indian Cinema)
7. Explain the notion of “existential loneliness” in Indian cinema.
8. Research the popular story of Krishna and Radha. How were they?
9. What information did you find most fascinating about Indian cinema in the chapter so far?
10. Explain the emergence of the action hero in Indian cinema. How does it relate to the political circumstances in the country
11. What happened in India between 1975-77? Who was Indira Gandhi?
12. What is the legacy of Amitabh Bachchan?
13. How has he established himself as the iconic figure of Indian cinema?
14. What was “masala film”?
15. Explain Bollywood versus Parallel Cinema

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