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Bollywood baddies : villains, vamps, and henchmen in Hindi cinema

Bollywood Baddies is the first-of-its-kind book-length narrative of villainy in Hindi films. It discusses villains, vamps, and henchmen of Bollywood cinema, and also the actors who essayed such characters over the decades. The author discusses not just villains but also the evaluation of villainous...

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Main Author: Tapan Kumar Ghosh
Format: Printed Book
Published: Los Angeles Sage 2013
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