Entertainment in India
This is a selection of resources on entertainment in India available from the NLB catalogue or the Internet and is not meant to be an exhaustive list.
NLB print and digital resources
Raj Kapoor: The one and only showman
Raj Kapoor, the creator of some of Hindi cinema’s most enduring classics, is one of the greatest film-makers India has ever produced. He blazed a trail for subsequent generations of film-makers to follow and aspire to. This biography provides an intimate glimpse into the mind of Raj Kapoor and paints a fascinating portrait of this extraordinary, yet controversial, showman.
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New kings of the world: Dispatches from Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop
This is a book about the new arbiters of mass culture - India’s Bollywood films, Turkey’s soap operas (dizi), and South Korea’s pop music. Reporter and writer Fatima Bhutto profiles Shah Rukh Khan, a popular actor in India, teasing out insights into the new global pop culture phenomenon that is Bollywood.
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Zakir Hussain: A life in music
The book introduces the life and times of tabla virtuoso, composer and percussionist Zakir Hussain. We read about his early years, experiences, memories working with legendary musicians and his dedication and love for the tabla. Zakir Hussain is considered a revered role model, a visionary world musician and an acclaimed celebrity living in both America and India.
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Lineage of loss: Counternarratives of North Indian music
In the mid-19th century, a new family of musicians emerged in the royal court of Lucknow and rose to the heights of renown throughout North India. Today this musical lineage, or ghar n, lives on in the music and memories of only a small handful of descendants and players of the family instrument, the sarod. The author explores the oral history and written records of the Lucknow ghar n, tracing its displacement, loss of prestige and erasure from the collective memory. An interdisciplinary, postmodern counter-history, Lineage of Loss offers a new and unsettling narrative of Hindustani music’s encounter with modernity.
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Media and entertainment industry in India
This snapshot by the India Brand Equity Foundation offers an informative overview of India’s media and entertainment industry which is considered a sunrise sector for the economy. The India Brand Equity Foundation is a Trust established by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry to promote and create international awareness of the Made in India label in overseas markets.
National portal of India: Art & culture
This is the official portal of the Government of India with information related to art and culture, including extensive information on aspects like dance, literature, music and theatre, and several schemes for engagement in literary, performing and visual arts.