{"product_id":"9789390176250","title":"Shadow Craft : Visual Aesthetics of Black and White Hindi Cinema","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eShadow Craft\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gayathri Prabhu, Nikhil Govind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe years between Indian independence (1947) and the dominance of colour cinema (early 1960s) saw the emergence and fruition of a distinct, confident, and nuanced black and white aesthetic in Hindi mainstream cinema. \u003ci\u003eShadow Craft\u003c\/i\u003e is an ardent and immersive study of cinematic craftings that emblematise the \u003ci\u003eoeuvres\u003c\/i\u003e of Kamal Amrohi, Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, and Abrar Alvi. Films such as \u003ci\u003eAag\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003eMahal\u003c\/i\u003e (1949), \u003ci\u003eSeema\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), \u003ci\u003ePyaasa\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), \u003ci\u003eSujata\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), \u003ci\u003eKagaz Ke Phool \u003c\/i\u003e(1959), \u003ci\u003eSahib Bibi Aur Ghulam \u003c\/i\u003e(1962), \u003ci\u003eBandini \u003c\/i\u003e(1963) remain formative to the visual psyche of generations of South Asian viewers. This enduring visual language demonstrates a minutely attuned and sympathetic camera, evocative pools of shadow, affect-rich atmospheric composition, and the visual autonomy of performance.\u003cbr\u003eWith seventy five rare and curated images from the archives, \u003ci\u003eShadow Craft \u003c\/i\u003eoffers for the first time a consolidated and intimate journey through this pioneering black and white cinema aesthetic at its most expressive and climactic moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9789390176250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic India","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40816848044238,"sku":"9789390176250","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f1593efb-1014-4f3f-9e09-23f67b7d3514.jpg?v=1642844702","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9789390176250","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}