Cinemas of India (1896-2000)

This book is a comprehensive guide to wade through the world of Indian cinema, from 1896 to 2000. It is an enlarged edition of the original French title, Les Cinemas de L'Inde. Covers several regions including the west, in Mumbai (Bombay); in the east, in Calcutta, which remains a centre of cultural innovation; but also in the northeast, in Assam, Manipur, Orissa; and, in the south, in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai (Madras), Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum).