Dream Machine by Samir Dayal - 9781439910641

Dream MachineRealism and Fantasy in Hindi Cinema\nAuthor(s): Samir Dayal\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Temple University Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781439910641, 978-1439910641\nSynopsis\nPopular Hindi films offer varied cinematic representations ranging from realistic portraits of patriotic heroes to complex fantasies that go beyond escapism. In Dream Machine, Samir Dayal provides a history of Hindi cinema starting with films made after Indias independence in 1947. He constructs a decade-by-decade consideration of Hindi cinemas role as a site for the construction of Indianness.\n\nDayal suggests that Hindi cinema functions as both mirror and lamp, reflecting and illuminating new and possible representations of national and personal identity, beginning with early postcolonial films including Awaara and Mother India, a classic of the Golden Age. More recent films address critical social issues, such as My Name is Khan and Fire, which c.