Exploring Hindi Cinema — DU BA Hons Multi Media and Mass Communication Previous Year Question Papers

1. Discuss the features of melodrama, with reference to any Hindi film. 2. What are the features of New Wave Hindi cinema? How is the New Wave different from mainstream cinema? 3. Discuss the representation of the city in the films of the 1950s 4. The NRI films of the 1990s construct an East-West dichotomy. Discuss with examples 5. Deewar is a typical Angry Young Man film which emerged from and reflects a specific social and political context. Explain. 6. Discuss the item number in Hindi films. 7. Discuss the changing representation of the heroine in recent Hindi films. 8. Songs play a very crucial role in mainstream Hindi cinema. Discuss. 1. Discuss the features of melodrama, with reference to any Hindi film. 2. What are the features of New Wave Hindi cinema? How is the New Wave different from mainstream cinema? 3. Discuss the representation of the city in the films of the 1950s 4. The NRI films of the 1990s construct an East-West dichotomy. Discuss with examples 5. Deewar is a typical Angry Young Man film which emerged from and reflects a specific social and political context. Explain. 6. Discuss the item number in Hindi films. 7. Discuss the changing representation of the heroine in recent Hindi films. 8. Songs play a very crucial role in mainstream Hindi cinema. Discuss.