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Cinema and Censorship: The Politics of Control in India

 
Someswar Bhowmik (Author)
Synopsis This 'narrative historigraphy' traces the evolution of censorship discourses in post-colonial India, delineates the theoretical bases of censorship claims and contentions, and uncovers is many socio-political dimensions and complexities.

The exercise of film censorship in modern India, Bhowmik argues, must be de-linked from its colonial origins, as such a practice violates the sacrality of the constitutionally granted freedom of speech and expression in the post-impendence system.

Penetrating the haze of bureaucratic manipulation, judicial laxity, vested interests and political or public pressure surrounding the film censorship debate, the author disagrees with the popular notion of censorship as moral restraint. Rather, he reveals that its true import lies in the propagation of political agendas. The overarching chronological schema that he devises outlines the intricate interplay of policies of governance and strictures of censorship.

As in his other books-Indian Cinema Colonial Contours (1995) and Behind the Glitz: Exploring an Enigma called Indian Film Industry (2008)-Bhowmik grounds the specific topicality of Cinema and Censorship within the wider contexts of film history and culture. A riveting read, this book goes into the very heart of the problematiques of Indian cinematic censorship.
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About the author

Someswar Bhowmik

Someswar Bhowmik is currently Research Scientist with the Educational Multimedia Research Centre, St Xavier's College, Kolkata. He has researched and written extensively on the sociological aspects of cinema and television in both English and Bengali. He is also a documentary film maker and has been awarded for his productions.

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Bibliographic information

Title Cinema and Censorship: The Politics of Control in India
Format Softcover
Date published: 01.07.2009
Edition 1st ed.
Language: English
isbn 9788125036654
length xiv+381p., 22cm.