Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Hindi cinema |
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| Published | 26 February 2003 |
| Publisher | Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.,Popular Prakashan |
| Publication place | India |
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| Pages | 659[1] |
| ISBN | 978-81-79910-66-5 |
TheEncyclopaedia of Hindi Cinemais a 2003 film encyclopedia and criticism book that was edited byGulzar,Saibal Chatterjee,andGovind Nihalani,detailing the history ofBollywoodfrom silent era to sound era.[2]The book was contributed by the former two along withAllan Amin,Salim Arif,Shoma Chatterji,Susmita Dasgupta,Veeru Devgan,Bhaskar Ghose,Arun Kaul,Amir Ullah Khan,Amit Khanna,Lata Khubchandani,Akash Khurana,Amita Malik,Ramesh Meer, Suresh Naik,Anjum Rajabali,K. S. Ramesh,Maithili Rao,Firoze Rangoonwala,Sharmishta Roy,Ratnottama Sengupta,Bhawana Somaaya,Vijay Tendulkar,andAnil Zankar.[1]:xv–xx
Dubbed as the first encyclopedia on Bollywood, the book was announced byEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc.in July 2002.[3][4]According to the managing director Aalok Wadhwa, the purpose of the book was "to create exclusively Indian content that is not only informative and scholarly but also entertaining".[3]TheEncyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema,which was printed inNoida,was subsequently released by the company in association withPopular Prakashanon 26 February 2003 inMumbai.[1]:ii[5]A critic fromThe Hindudescribed it as an "insightful study of Bollywood";[6]Suresh Kohli fromThe Tribunecalled it a "wonderfully produced, expensivecoffee-table book".[7]
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- ^"Quality textbooks planned for school students".The Hindu.Chennai, India. 30 July 2002.Archivedfrom the original on 3 May 2021.Retrieved3 May2021.
- ^"Nation".The Tribune.Chandigarh, India. 27 February 2003.Archivedfrom the original on 13 February 2018.Retrieved3 May2021.
- ^"Bollywood calling".The Hindu.5 May 2003.Archivedfrom the original on 3 May 2021.Retrieved3 May2021.
- ^Kohli, Suresh (22 June 2003)."Telling cinematic (un)truths".The Tribune.Archivedfrom the original on 12 November 2005.Retrieved3 May2021.