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Kasthuri is a twenty-one-year old film star who lives and works in Madras, the film capital of South India. She has starred in seven films and is about to make her eighth. In following her daily life - rehearsals, fan club appearances, visits with old friends, and shopping trips with her mother - th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Breyer, Richard, director
Other Authors: Rajamani, N. C.
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1995.
Series:Filmakers Library online.
Subjects:
Motion picture actors and actresses > India > Biography.
Motion pictures > India.
India > Social conditions.
Cinéma > Inde.
Inde > Conditions sociales.
Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion pictures
Social conditions
India
Documentary.
Streaming videos.
documentary film.
Biographies
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Kasthuri is a twenty-one-year old film star who lives and works in Madras, the film capital of South India. She has starred in seven films and is about to make her eighth. In following her daily life - rehearsals, fan club appearances, visits with old friends, and shopping trips with her mother - the documentary exposes the paradox between her public and private life. Despite being a successful woman with a glamorous career and exposure to Western culture, Kasthuri does not challenge the traditional values of her culture. She is content to have her parents arrange a suitable marriage to a man of their choosing. This charming portrait contains excerpts from traditional Indian films.
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.)
Playing Time:00:28:55
Audience:For High School; College; Adult audiences.
Awards:Association for Asian Studies, 1995