"Bollywood and the Global India"
Javed Akhtar in conversation with Priya Joshi
Thursday, April 14, 2011
5-7pm
5-7pm
Alter Hall Auditorium, A31
Temple University
Temple University
1801 Liacouras Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Javed Akhtar has been a defining voice in Bollywood cinema and its global diffusion for decades. Screenwriter, poet, and Member of Parliament, Akhtar co-wrote the screenplays for Bollywood's biggest blockbusters in the 1970s, including Sholay, Deewar, and Trishul. His lyrics articulate responsibility and conscience, politics and grief, and capture the zeitgeist of India in transition. A staunch believer in secular ideals, Akhtar has been an outspoken voice in the streets and in Parliament on matters of social justice and religious harmony. He has been honored by every major film award in India numerous times (including 14 Filmfare awards) and both the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, given for exemplary citizenship by the Government of India.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Javed Akhtar has been a defining voice in Bollywood cinema and its global diffusion for decades. Screenwriter, poet, and Member of Parliament, Akhtar co-wrote the screenplays for Bollywood's biggest blockbusters in the 1970s, including Sholay, Deewar, and Trishul. His lyrics articulate responsibility and conscience, politics and grief, and capture the zeitgeist of India in transition. A staunch believer in secular ideals, Akhtar has been an outspoken voice in the streets and in Parliament on matters of social justice and religious harmony. He has been honored by every major film award in India numerous times (including 14 Filmfare awards) and both the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, given for exemplary citizenship by the Government of India.
The 1970s and its Legacies:
A Workshop on India's Cinemas
A Workshop on India's Cinemas
Friday, April 15, 2011
Weigley Room, 914 Gladfelter Hall
Temple University
Weigley Room, 914 Gladfelter Hall
Temple University
1115 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Organized by
Priya Joshi, Temple University
Rajinder Dudrah, University of Manchester
Organized by
Priya Joshi, Temple University
Rajinder Dudrah, University of Manchester
PROGRAM
Keynote: Javed Akhtar
9:00: Breakfast
9:30: Introduction and Opening Remarks
10.00: The Family
Ulka Anjaria, Brandeis University
Structures of Fictive Kinship in 1970s Hindi Cinema
Priya Joshi, Temple University
Cinema as Public Fantasy
Discussant: Suvir Kaul, University of Pennsylvania
11:00: The Figures
Ajay Gehlawat, Sonona State
The Construction of 1970s Femininity
Satish Poduval, The EFL University, Hyderabad
Gender, Conjugality and the Remaking of Class in 1970s Hindi Cinema
Discussant: Kavita Daiya, George Washington University
12:00: Lunch
1:30: The Industry
Corey Creekmur, University of Iowa
Popular Hindi Cinema, Periodization, and Manoj Kumar
2:00: The South
S.E. Pillai, Michigan State University
1970s Tamil Cinema and the Post-classical Turn
Ratheesh Radhakrishnan, Rice University
A Retake on Malayalam Cinema of the 1970s
Discussant: Amanda Weidman, Bryn Mawr College
3:00: Tea
3:30: Closing Remarks
Sudipta Kaviraj, Columbia University
The 1970s in Perspective
4:00: Concluding Roundtable
Moderator: Rajinder Dudrah, University of Manchester
Because seating is limited, RSVPs are recommended.
Keynote: Javed Akhtar
9:00: Breakfast
9:30: Introduction and Opening Remarks
10.00: The Family
Ulka Anjaria, Brandeis University
Structures of Fictive Kinship in 1970s Hindi Cinema
Priya Joshi, Temple University
Cinema as Public Fantasy
Discussant: Suvir Kaul, University of Pennsylvania
11:00: The Figures
Ajay Gehlawat, Sonona State
The Construction of 1970s Femininity
Satish Poduval, The EFL University, Hyderabad
Gender, Conjugality and the Remaking of Class in 1970s Hindi Cinema
Discussant: Kavita Daiya, George Washington University
12:00: Lunch
1:30: The Industry
Corey Creekmur, University of Iowa
Popular Hindi Cinema, Periodization, and Manoj Kumar
2:00: The South
S.E. Pillai, Michigan State University
1970s Tamil Cinema and the Post-classical Turn
Ratheesh Radhakrishnan, Rice University
A Retake on Malayalam Cinema of the 1970s
Discussant: Amanda Weidman, Bryn Mawr College
3:00: Tea
3:30: Closing Remarks
Sudipta Kaviraj, Columbia University
The 1970s in Perspective
4:00: Concluding Roundtable
Moderator: Rajinder Dudrah, University of Manchester
Because seating is limited, RSVPs are recommended.
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