Christian Novetzke talks about his new book 
(co-authored with Andy Rotman and Will Elison) “Amar Akbar Anthony: Bollywood, Brotherhood and The Nation” (Harvard University Press, 2016).
“This isn’t so much a book about a Bollywood film as it is about the Bollywood film. We were inspired by the hunch
(or maybe wild assertion) that Amar Akbar Anthony is actually the first Bollywood film. What we mean is that Amar Akbar Anthony perfects the genre known as themasala or “spicy” film, with its eclectic blend of song, dance, drama, action, romance, comedy, etc., and initiates a new filmic era.”
Join us for a celebration of this book, Thursday, April 21, 3:30 PM in Thomson Hall 317.