From Bollywood to arthouse cinema via the Hinglish films of the diaspora, the Indian world is teeming with film styles of all kinds that cannot be reduced to Bombay cinema alone. From production to distribution, censorship to piracy, and history to politics, the reader will find in this book all the elements for a better understanding of the Indian cinematographic nebula and references to help them find their way in the “filmi” universe.
This cinema has its own codes, its own conception of comedy and tragedy, its Pantheon of idols, an immense repertoire of songs and lyrics, and a supply of gestures, behaviours or fashions on the same spectacular scale as the country itself.
This work has called on sociologists, historians, writers, film critics, journalists and also film professionals, French as well as Indian, to guide the reader through one of the most prolific film markets in the world.

This book comes with a DVD (2 hours of interviews with english and french subtitles)