Urdu, Hindi, Hinglish, English...multilingualism complicates and enriches Bollywood filmmaking, as does the linguistic interplay between generations in a time of rapid societal change. 'What language is mine and just how 'mine' is it?' is but one of the questions posed in Show Me Your Words. In this book, Connie Haham tours the rich sociolinguistic landscape in evidence both in the making of Hindi movies and in the movies themselves. Sounds, words and lines come to us via the human voice in this audio-visual medium and provide a power and poetry essential to the well-crafted scene. Featuring insightful conversations with noted film personalities such as Javed Akhtar, Shabhana Azmi, Jaideep Sahni, Piyush Mishra, Nagesh Kukunoor, Elahe Hiptoola, Kader Khan, Javed Siddiqi, Shridhar Raghavan and many more, this book analyses attitudes towards language and language change through the prism of Hindi cinema. Product det...
An A-Z guide to angels of all kinds, the second edition of this title provides a reference to the origins, natures, functions and maifestations of angels. With over 50 percent more material than the first edition, entries cover topics such as angelologies, individual angels, the importance of angels in major world religions, encounters with angels, and depictions of angels in art and popular culture. Several entries cover prominent historical figures such as Charles Lindbergh, William Blake and Carl Jung, who claimed to have experienced first-hand interaction with angels. Myths and folklore and biblical stories are also covered.
Product details
- Paperback | 352 pages
- 216 x 279 x 25mm | 408g
- 01 Jan 2004
- Facts on File Inc
- CHECKMARK BOOKS
- New York, United States
- English
- 2nd ed.
- 352 pp b&w photographs, bibliography
- 0816050244
- 9780816050246
- 475,753
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