1st Edition
Mad Tales from Bollywood Portrayal of Mental Illness in Conventional Hindi Cinema
By Dinesh Bhugra
Copyright 2007
326 Pages
by
Psychology Press
326 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Psychology Press
328 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Psychology Press
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This is the first book to investigate how mental illness is portrayed in Hindi cinema. It examines attitudes towards mental illness in Indian culture, how they are reflected in Hindi films, and how culture has influenced the portrayal of the psychoses.
Dinesh Bhugra guides the reader through the history of Indian cinema, covering developments from the idealism of the 1950s to the... Read more
Preface. Cinema's Culture. Culture and Mental Illness. Cinema and Emotion. Attitudes Towards Mental Illness. Socio-economic Factors and Cinema in India. History of Hindi Cinema. Indian Personality, Villainy and History. Fifties Fun, Funtoosh and Kishore Kumar. Psychoanalysis in the Films of the 1960s. Arrival of the New Villain. Rootless Eighties and Fundamental Nineties. Why Should Women Remain Behind? New Century: New Villains. Family Fun, Frolics and Madness in Khilona. Electric Shock Treatment in Hindi Cinema. Conclusions.
Biography
Dinesh Bhugra is Professor of Mental Health & Cultural Diversity at the Institute of Psychiatry. He has written extensively on cultural factors and mental illness, psychosexual medicine and spirituality.
