Hindi Cinema 101
This assignment focuses on general characteristics of Hindi cinema.
Objectives
After completing this assignment, students should be able to
Before class (for the quiz)
- Summarize the relative size of the Indian film industry and other details about the industry presented in the assigned infographic
- Identify each of the five characteristics of Hindi cinema discussed in the slides
- Identify the initials “SRK” and explain why they are important to the study of Hindi cinema
After class (for the exam)
- Summarize the relative size of the Indian film industry and other details about the industry presented in the assigned infographic
- Summarize the updates to the assigned infographic that were presented in class
- Summarize each of the five characteristics of Hindi cinema discussed in the slides and recognize new examples of them
- Summarize the different attitudes in Western and Hindustani culture toward the practice of kissing
- Summarize the different approaches to on-screen kissing in Western and Hindi films
- Summarize recent changes in India related to kissing, both in public and in film
- Summarize the controversy that was sparked by actors Shilpa Shetty and Richard Gere
Reading
- McCarthy, Bollywood: India’s Film Industry By The Numbers [Infographic] (forbes.com)
- Lecture Slides: Hindi Film Characteristics
- Lecture Slides: The Politics of Kissing
Quiz
- Hindi Cinema 101