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Brought to life by the voice : playback singing and cultural politics in South India /

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"To produce the song sequences that are central to Indian popular cinema, singers' voices are first recorded in the studio and then played back on the set to be lip-synced and danced to by actors and actresses as the visuals are filmed. Since the 1950s, playback singers have become revered...

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Main Author: Weidman, Amanda J., 1970- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Motion picture music > India, South > History and criticism.
Musical films > India, South > History and criticism.
Musical films > Social aspects > India, South.
Singing in motion pictures.
Film, Musique de > Inde (Sud) > Histoire et critique.
Films musicaux > Inde (Sud) > Histoire et critique.
Films musicaux > Aspect social > Inde (Sud)
Chant au cinéma.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Motion picture music.
Musical films.
South India.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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by Weidman, Amanda J., 1970-
Published 2021
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