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Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit (1940-1960)

 
Salma Siddique (Author)
Synopsis

This new history of partition and South Asian cinema is narrated through the careers of emigre film personnel, as well as through the distinctive genres and ancillary ventures that accompanied the aftershocks of partition. Moving beyond arguments about social contingency and political intent, the book suggests that the creative energies, production and subsequent circulation of popular cinema can offer fresh insights into partition. Pointing to regional connections across national boundaries, this book asserts that the cinemas of India and Pakistan must be explored in tandem to uncover the legacy of partition for the culture industries of the region, one that is not hewn out of national erasures. The leitmotifs of emigre personnel, gossip and satire in film print culture, the partisan repertoire of a theatre company, the film genres of the Muslim social, romantic comedies and charba (remakes), and the unruly film archives of postcolonial nation-states, when accessed through the lens of a divisive decolonization, reveal the parallaxes and confabulations of the 'national' on both sides.

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Bibliographic information

Title Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit (1940-1960)
Format Hardcover
Date published: 01.11.2022
Edition 1st ed.
Language: English
isbn 9781009151207
length xv+261p., Illustrations (Black and White); 24cm.