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+919871604786 https://www.midlandbookshop.com/s/607fe93d7eafcac1f2c73ea4/6468e33c3c35585403eee048/without-tag-line-480x480.png" [email protected] 9789350290231 60ba389a24f83a61f27e9e67 Deewar : The Foothpath The City And The Angry Young Man https://www.midlandbookshop.com/s/607fe93d7eafcac1f2c73ea4/60bdf2b17aab162d000ae85d/9789350290231.jpg Yash Chopra's 1975 film Deewaar one of the most iconic and influential works of superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been (to borrow a line from the film itself) the 'lambi race ka ghoda' enjoying a nearly unrivalled popularity in the long history of Hindi cinema. Its remarkable plot crisp dialogues and epic narrative structure revolving around the familiar story of two brothers whose paths diverge and lead to a fatal collision have endeared it to millions. And its most famous line 'Mere paas ma hai' has been endlessly imitated parodied and referenced in cinematic and cultural works. However as Vinay Lal demonstrates in his study of Deewaar the film lends itself to much more complex readings than is commonly imagined. Examining it in the context of the history of Hindi cinema the migrations from the hinterland to the city and the political and socio-economic climate of the early 1970s he draws attention to Deewaar's dialectic of the footpath and skyscraper the mesmerizing presence of the tattoo the frequent appearance of the signature and the film's deep structuring in mythic material. In doing so he assesses Deewaar's unique space in popular Indian culture as much as world cinema. 9789350290231out of stock INR 280
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