This book traces the journey of popular Hindi cinema from 1913 to contemporary times when Bollywood has evolved as a part of India s cultural diplomacy. Avoiding a linear, developmental narrative, the book re-examines the developments through the ruptures in the course of cinematic history. The essays in the volume critically consider transformations of the Hindi film industry from its early days to its present self-referential mode, issues of gender, dance and choreography, Bombay cinema s negotiations with the changing cityscape and urbanisms, and concentrate on its multifarious...