Irrespective of class, culture, and religion, cinema is one of the driving passions in the Indian subcontinent. Hindi Action Cinema is the first book to cover the history of action films made in Bombay. The book open with the silent period, tracing the emergence of the genre in the mid-1920s, when women also began to feature in action roles. Then it examines the socio-economic factors responsible for the films and popularity of figures like Master Vithal, ...
