Amar Akbar Anthony: Bollywood, Brotherhood, and the Nation PDF
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Amar Akbar Anthony Amar Akbar Anthony (cid:115) BOLLYWOOD, BROTHERHOOD, AND THE NATION (cid:115) William Elison Christian Lee Novetzke Andy Rotman Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England 2016 Copyright © 2016 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First printing Film stills reproduced from Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), directed and produced by Manmohan Desai. Hirawat Jain & Co. / MKD Films / Manmohan Films. Promotional posters in the Introduction and Appendix for Manmohan Desai’s Amar Akbar Anthony (1977). Hirawat Jain & Co. / MKD Films / Manmohan Films. Reproduced from the collection of Andy Rotman. Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-674-50448-6 (hardcover) To Amar, Akbar, and Anthony Long live their brotherhood Contents Introduction: Outright Hokum 1 1. Amar: Straight Shooter 36 2. Akbar: Parda and Parody 74 3. Anthony: Amar Akbar Irony 115 4. Maa— ! 150 Conclusion: Excuse Me, Please 199 Appendix: Film Synopsis 207 Notes 253 Bibliography 301 Ac know ledg ments 315 Index 319 Amar Akbar Anthony
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