The Routledge Companion to Caste and Cinema in India

This companion is the first study of caste and its representation in Indian cinema. It unravels the multiple layers of caste that feature directly and indirectly in Indian movies, to examine not only the many ways caste pervades Indian society and culture but also how the struggle against it adopts multiple strategies.

The companion:

• Critiques Indian cinema production through the lens of anti-caste discourse
• Traces the history of films beginning from the early twentieth century, focusing o...