Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ192134

City and Indian Cinema

Authors(1) :-Kajal Verma

This paper efforts to explore the relation of city and cinema in India, that how filmmakers are trying the best to grasp the essence of city in Indian cinema. From earlier time to the present age there is a change positively; the focus of Indian cinema is now on the true characterization of cities and its nature, culture and customs, which is encashed through the proper revelation of a particular spatial in itself or say as it is, because each city possesses certain qualities and that calibre of city is subjected to explore.

Authors and Affiliations

Kajal Verma
Department of English, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

City, Cinema, Culture, Customs, Calibre.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 1 | January-February 2019
Date of Publication : 2019-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 173-178
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ192134
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Kajal Verma, "City and Indian Cinema", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp.173-178, January-February.2019
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ192134

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