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Nehru’s Hero Dilip Kumar In The Life Of India

Lord Meghnad Desai

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Nehru's Hero Dilip Kumar In the Life of India is an unusual book on Indian cinema that re-visits the Nehruvian era as reflected in the films of Dilip Kumar. It presents an analysis of politics through the prism of cinema rather than the other way round, as has often been done.

Upon examining the films of Dilip Kumar – some of whic...h Lord Meghnad Desai has seen more than 15 times – he discovers parallels between the socio-political arena in India and its reflection on screen, bringing fresh insight into the Nehruvian period of idealism and hope. He discusses issues as varied as censorship, the iconic 'values' of Indian machismo, identify and secularism. His logical and clear thesis of how the films portrayed a changing India brings home sharply images of that historic period and the contemporary world. Nehru's Hero creates a dramatic shift in how we view cinema, and provides a new perspective into films of the eternal screen legend – Dilip Kumar.

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  • Lord Meghnad Desai was born in Baroda and studied economics at Bombay University. He did his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of the Nobel laureate, Lawrence Klein. He is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics where he has taught since 1965. He received his peerage in 1991 and is an active member of the British Labour Party. He has authored and edited many books, and has written many articles for academic journals. Aitzaz Ahsan is a member of the Pakistan People's Party and has served as minister of law, justice, interior and education in the federal government between 1988 and 1993. He studied law at Cambridge University and was called to the Bar at Grays' Inn in 1967. He is a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and has been incarcerated many times by military and authoritarian regimes

ISBN
9789351941484
Binding
Paperback
Page Extent
154
Weight (kg)
0.5
Height (in)
8.5
Width (in)
5.5
Subject
Biography
Published Date
01/12/05
Publisher
Roli Books

Author

  • Lord Meghnad Desai was born in Baroda and studied economics at Bombay University. He did his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of the Nobel laureate, Lawrence Klein. He is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics where he has taught since 1965. He received his peerage in 1991 and is an active member of the British Labour Party. He has authored and edited many books, and has written many articles for academic journals. Aitzaz Ahsan is a member of the Pakistan People's Party and has served as minister of law, justice, interior and education in the federal government between 1988 and 1993. He studied law at Cambridge University and was called to the Bar at Grays' Inn in 1967. He is a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and has been incarcerated many times by military and authoritarian regimes

ISBN
9789351941484
Binding
Paperback
Page Extent
154
Weight (kg)
0.5
Height (in)
8.5
Width (in)
5.5
Subject
Biography
Published Date
01/12/05
Publisher
Roli Books

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