Order History
Premium Membership & Rewards
Help Center / FAQ
Brought to Life by the Voice: Playback Singing and Cultural Politics in South India
Paperback
$34.95
Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5. Learn More
Select a store to view item availability.
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.
To produce the song sequences that are central to Indian popular cinema, singers' voices are first recorded in the studio and then played back on the set to be lipsynced and danced to by actors and actresses as the visuals are filmed. Since the 1950s, playback singers have become revered celebrities in their own right. Brought to Life by the Voice explores the distinctive aesthetics and affective power...
To produce the song sequences that are central to Indian popular cinema, singers' voices are first recorded in the studio and then played back on the set to be lipsynced and danced to by actors and actresses as the visuals are filmed. Since the 1950s, playback singers have become revered celebrities in their own right. Brought to Life by the Voice explores the distinctive aesthetics and affective power...
You May Also Like
![Sapiens [Tenth Anniversary Edition]: A Brief History of Humankind](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0674/5433/7265/files/9780063422001_p0.jpg?v=1765253180&width=100&height=150&crop=center)
