A STUDY OF BOLLYWOOD’S COMEDY OF ERRORS: AN INTERTEXTUAL APPROACH

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-12
Author(s):  
Simran Siwach
Keyword(s):  
Identical Twins ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Indian Cinema ◽  
Cinematic Adaptation ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hindi Cinema

The cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare's play never been antediluvian around the world. There are a plethora of lms in Hindi cinema which have been adopted from literary works by lm makers. When it shows up to adaptation of William Shakespeare's epic tales in Hindi cinema, Vishal Bharadwaj acclaimed trilogy of Maqbool, Omkara and Haider comes rst in mind but not comes rst in the history of Indian cinema. This paper will begin with analysing one of the rst adaptation of Brad's epic-the 'comedy of errors' into Gulzar's enduring popular 'Angoor'(grapes) considered one of the Bollywood's best comedies. This research article is an attempt to understand and answer these questions with intertextually approach. Why a comedy of error is an appropriate choice for an adaptation? How the Gulzar's Angoor has an accurate title for an adaptation of Brad's saga of two sets of identical twins? And how Gulzar has done justice to his Bollywood adaptation of an epic play with obvious similarities and difference in plot and characterization? The paper will end with the discussion over the very rst adaptation of comedy of errors into Bengali theater well as Bengali cinema with the same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's -' Bhranti Bhilas' which can also be considered as inspiration for Gulzar's tribute to Shakespeare.

South Indian Cinema

2020 ◽  
pp. 303-313
Author(s):  
Krishna Sankar Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
Indian Cinema ◽  
Philosophical Interpretation ◽  
South Indian ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hindi Cinema ◽  
Southern Film

Cinema scholars often refer to Hindi cinema as Indian cinema. India has diverse languages, cultures, and a long history of Cinema of its own. Regional cinema in numbers, as well as quality, competes with any cinema in the world. The study is an attempt to present the case of five film industries in the southern part of India, which includes Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tulu language films. The southern film industries is theorized as 'South Indian cinema' as they share similar features, yet each one of them is unique. South Indian cinema has often been looked down upon as it is cheap and vulgar. The research also explores the gender dimensions in both the industry as well as on-screen presentation. This chapter aims to provide a theoretical and philosophical interpretation of South Indian cinema.

Some Thoughts About Genre in Old Javanese Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter John Worsley
Keyword(s):  
Fourteenth Century ◽  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Poetic Form ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Present Essay ◽  
Epic Poem ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Poetic Work

Robson in 1983 and 1988 in his reconsideration of the poetics of kakawin epics and Javanese philology drew readers’ attention to the importance of genre for the history of ancient Javanese literature. Aoyama in his study of the kakawin Sutasoma in 1992, making judicious use of Hans Jauss’s concept of “horizon of expectation”, offered the first systematic discussion of the genre of Old Javanese literary works. The present essay offers a commentary on the terms which mpu Monaguna and mpu Prapañca, authors of the thirteenth century epic kakawin Sumanasāntaka and the fourteenth century Deśawarṇana, themselves, employ to refer to the generic characteristics of their poems. Mpu Monaguna referred to his epic poem as a narrative work (kathā), written in a prakṛt, Old Javanese, and rendered in the poetic form of a kakawin and finally as a ritual act intended to enable the poet to achieve apotheosis with his tutelary deity and his poem to be the means of transforming the world, in particular to ensure the wellbeing of the readers, listeners, copyists and those who possessed copies of his poetic work. Mpu Prapañca described his Deśawarṇana differently. Also written in Old Javanese and in the poetic form of a kakawin—he refers to his work variously as a narrative work (kathā), a chronicle (śakakāla or śakābda), a praise poem (kastawan) and also as a ritual act designed to enable the author in an ecstatic state of rapture (alangö), and filled with the power and omniscience of his tutelary deity, to ensure the continued prosperity of the realm of Majapahit and to secure the rule of his king Rājasanagara. The essay considers each of these literary categories.

Technology intervention for preventing COVID-19 outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prateek Pandey ◽  
Ratnesh Litoriya
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Inference System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The People ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
The World ◽  
Technology Intervention ◽  
History Of ◽  
Alternative Routes

PurposeThe purpose for writing this article is derived from the misery and chaos prevalent in the world due to the coronavirus pandemic – since late 2019 and still continuing as of December 2020.Design/methodology/approachA blockchain-based solution to verify the country visit trail and disease and treatment history of the passengers who arrive at the immigration counters located at various national borders and entry points is proposed. A fuzzy inference based suspect identifier system is also presented in this article that could be utilized to make further decisions based on the degree of suspicion observed on a particular passenger.FindingsThis paper attempted to put forth a blockchain-based system which consumes the healthcare and visit trail summary of a passenger (appearing for an interview before an immigration officer) and forwards it to a fuzzy inference system to reach to a conclusion that the passenger should be advised to self-quarantine, detained, or should be allowed to enter. Such a system would help to make correct decisions at the immigration counters to check pandemic diseases, like COVID-19, right at the entry points.Research limitations/implicationsThe implications of this work are manifold. First, the proposed framework works independent of the type of pandemic and is a readymade tool to check the spread of disease through infected human carriers. Second, the proposed framework will keep the mortality rates under check, which would give ample time for the authorities to save the lives of the people with co-morbidities and age vulnerabilities (Vichitvanichphong et al., 2018). Third, it is a general phenomenon to restrict the flights from the country where the first few cases of infection are discovered; however, the infected person, at the same time, might travel through alternative routes. The blockchain-enabled proposed framework ensures the detection of such cases at no other cost. Finally, the solution may appear costly in the first place, but it has the potential to hold back the revenue of the countries that would otherwise be spent on reactive measures.Originality/valueAs of now no other study or research article provides the solution to the biggest problem persists in the world in this way. The contribution is original and worth applying.

scholarly journals Karakteristik Sastra Sufi (Content Analysis Karya-karya Sastra Indonesia)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Lidya Arman
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
The Past ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Changing Times

Literary work is an inseparable part of human life. Literature appears along with the history of human existence. In fact, it can be said that from the literature produced, it reflected the support of human civilization. As a social institution, literature reflects the expression of appreciation and inner experience of the narrator or the author of certain authors or situations. Literature always experiences development along with changing times and the emergence of new thoughts in every aspect of life. This also applies in the world of literature. Parallel aspects will show a clear picture of literature from the past until now. Methodologically this research uses library research or library research. The object of the study in this study is Sufi literary works. The approach used in this study is descriptive qualitative, in which this study describes not intended to test certain hypotheses. Literary works with religious characteristics will be able to direct readers to make conscience more serious, pious and conscientious in inner consideration. So that religious works make the reader pensive and template.

Unruly Cinema

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rini Battacharya Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Film Industry ◽  
First Century ◽  
Art Cinema ◽  
Popular Cinema ◽  
Indian Cinema ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hindi Cinema ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Historical Periods ◽  
Systematic Exposition

Unruly Cinema is a meta-history of Indian cinema’s emergence and growth in correspondence with the colonial, postcolonial, and the neoliberal state. Indian popular cinema has grown steadily from the largest national film industry to a global cultural force. Between 1931 and 2000, Indian cinema overcame Hollywood’s domination of the Indian market, crafted a postcolonial national aesthetic, resisted the high modernist pull of art cinema, and eventually emerged as a seamless extension of India’s neoliberal ambitions. The major agent of these four shifts was a section of the Hindi cinema produced in Bombay, which came to be named and marketed as Bollywood in the twenty-first century. Through a systematic exposition of four historical periods, this book shows how Bollywood’s current dominance is an unlikely result of unruliness, that is, of a disorganized defiance of norms. Perpetually caught between an apathetic and adversarial government and an undefined public, Indian commercial cinema has thrived simply by defying control or normalization. The aesthetic turns of this cinema are guided by counter-effects, often unintended and always unruly.

The Place and History of the Activities of Kazakhstan in the United Nations Organization (1991 – 2016)

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2008
Author(s):  
Gani M. KARASAYEV ◽  
Zhandos N. ZHAXYGELDINOV ◽  
Kanat A. YENSENOV ◽  
Bekmurat R. NAIMANBAYEV ◽  
Zhanat S. BAKIROVA
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Historical View ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
International Importance ◽  
History Of ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Global Initiatives

This research article considers the activities of the United Nations Organization, international relations, safety and reconciliation of the world states. Moreover, the paper informs about the First President of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev’s speeches at international UNO conferences of international importance, his world and global initiatives, including the decision to non-proliferation of nuclear weapons that has been supported throughout the world. Obviously, these initiatives have been supported by Secretary General UN Ban Ki – moon and others and have been concluded as one of the most important events and historical missions in modern history. The membership of Kazakhstan in the United Nations, its involvement in solving global problems, views and proposals of Kazakhstan on keeping peace and harmony among the world's nations have been well-recognized throughout the world. Kazakhstan connecting Europe and Asia on the transit route as a Eurasian country is situated geopolitically convenient. It occupies the 9th place on the world map. The population of the country is 18 million. The First President of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev is a globally recognized politician. Its recommendations and initiatives have been recognized worldwide. Therefore, it is obvious that the history of international relations and the activities of international organizations should be studied from historical view.

scholarly journals Women in Bollywood

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 4856-4863
Author(s):  
Umang Gupta, Dr. Rakesh Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Real World ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The Real ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The World ◽  
Hindi Cinema

Cinema Industry is a popular form of mass media believed to entertain. This experience helps the audience to skip to the world that is ascetically different from the real world, the land which helps them to escape from the daily drudge of life. Cinema is a popular form of art medium which plays a vital role in reinforcing dominant cultural values, constructing images and molding opinion. This research article deals with the portrayal of women in mainstream cinema “Bollywood”. It is important to examine this issue as women are the large part of country’s population and therefore their representation on screen is essential for determining the existing stereotypes in society. This paper will investigate about how mainstream Hindi cinema is restricted with limited defined sketches of womanhood. It will also examine about whether the mainstream Hindi Cinema has been successful in representing women’s different shades through celluloid screen in a society with patriarchal values. The data collected for the research work is secondary. This study is exploratory and the method used for research is qualitative.

Introduction

Dancing Women ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Usha Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Historical Account ◽  
Indian Cinema ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hindi Cinema ◽  
Hindi Film

The Introduction sets up the primary analytic frameworks of this book, plotting, through the opening example of the spectacular dance number, “Muqabla humse na karo,” issues of labor, collaboration, and technology that film dance activates. Through attention to gesture, movement vocabulary, training, fame, and erasure, this chapter posits the need for a corporeal history of Hindi cinema that is peopled by many laboring bodies. Such a history takes into account acclaimed and invisibilized performers and celebrates a range of dancing women as co-choreographers of female mobility. The Introduction also provides a brief history of dance in pre-playback Hindi film, and a historical account of responses to the cine-corporeal transformations wrought by dance in Indian cinema.

scholarly journals The History of American Frontier and Its Record in Literary Works

Humaniora ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 491
Author(s):  
Retnowati Retnowati
Keyword(s):  
American Continent ◽  
American Government ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
American Frontier ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

The spirit of frontier brought by the first settlers to America, has changed  in American continent and it was differently applied by the American government, especially when it became the motivation behind the expansion and anexation. This American frontier became the motivation of the American government to rule over the world. In the history of the American expansion, the spirit of American frontier was recorded in the literary works such as poerty, film, and novel.  

scholarly journals The 'Bollywoodization' of Popular Indian Visual Culture: A Critical Perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 277-285
Author(s):  
Keval Joseph Kumar
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Visual Culture ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Indian Cinema ◽  
Art Forms ◽  
Visual Style ◽  
Worldwide Web ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hindi Cinema ◽  
Classical Traditions

The roots of popular visual culture of contemporary India can be traced to the  mythological films which D. G. Phalke provided audiences during the decades of the ‘silent’ era (1912-1934).  The ‘talkies era of the 1930s ushered in the ‘singing’ /musical genre which together with Phalke’s visual style, remains the hallmark of Bollywood cinema. The history of Indian cinema is replete with films made in other genres and styles (e.g. social realism, satires, comedies, fantasy, horror, stunt) in the numerous languages of the country; however, it’s the popular Hindi cinema (now generally termed ‘Bollywood’) that has dominated national Indian cinema and its audiovisual culture and hegemonized the entire film industry as well as other popular technology-based art forms including the press, radio, television,  music, advertising, the worldwide web,  the social media, and telecommunications media. The form and substance of these modern art forms, while adapting to the demands of the new media technologies, continued to be rooted in the visual arts and practices of folk and classical traditions of earlier times.

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