MIT Libraries homeMIT Libraries logoDSpace@MIT

MIT
View Item 
  • DSpace@MIT Home
  • MIT Libraries
  • MIT Theses
  • Theses - Comparative Media Studies/Writing
  • Comparative Media Studies - Master's degree
  • View Item
  • DSpace@MIT Home
  • MIT Libraries
  • MIT Theses
  • Theses - Comparative Media Studies/Writing
  • Comparative Media Studies - Master's degree
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Strictly Bollywood? : story, camera and movement in Hindi film dance

Author(s)
Shresthova, Sangita.
Thumbnail
DownloadFull printable version (4.832Mb)
Alternative title
Story, camera and movement in Hindi film dance
Other Contributors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Comparative Media Studies.
Advisor
Arundhati Banerjee.
Terms of use
M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
Film dances, or filmed dance sequences accompanying film songs, are an important part of popular Indian cinema. Over the years, Hindi film dance has evolved from a cinematically simplistic, filmed documentation of performance traditions, to a recognized and increasingly respected dance category emulated in staged performances in India and abroad. Despite their significance, dances in Indian popular films have not been systematically analyzed, and their movement, history, cultural influence and migration remain largely unexplored. The ubiquitous presence and under-theorization of film dances raises many questions about why these dances emerged as key ingredients of film, how their production, dance and cinematic content has evolved over time and, finally, how these dances are received and reinterpreted by audiences outside India. The objective of my investigation here is to set the foundation for an analytical framework for understanding dances in popular Hindi films. Using the relationship between dance sequences in films and their re-staging as Bollywood dances at South Asian cultural shows as a point of departure, I explore the analytical challenges of exploring dances in Hindi films as a first step towards a larger study of the cyclical migration of these dances to be conducted at a later date. My rather formalist approach to Hindi film dances provides a foundation for investigating these dances in way that will allow me to expand on this research in the future. Most importantly, however, I believe my approach to Hindi film dances enables me to explore "Bollywood dance" as a site of reception of Hindi film dances as they move from films to stage.
Description
Filmography: leaves 85-86.
 
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2003.
 
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-95).
 
Date issued
2003
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39161
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Comparative Media Studies.
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Comparative Media Studies.

Collections
  • Comparative Media Studies - Master's degree
  • Comparative Media Studies - Master's degree

Browse

All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

My Account

Login

Statistics

OA StatisticsStatistics by CountryStatistics by Department
MIT Libraries homeMIT Libraries logo

Find us on

Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube RSS

MIT Libraries navigation

SearchHours & locationsBorrow & requestResearch supportAbout us
PrivacyPermissionsAccessibility
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Content created by the MIT Libraries, CC BY-NC unless otherwise noted. Notify us about copyright concerns.