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Sundarī Sundari : an actor prepares
- Title
- Sundarī [videorecording] = Sundari : an actor prepares / Majlis presents ; direction, Madhusree Dutta.
- Format
- DVD, Videodisc
- Published/Produced
- [New Delhi] : Distributed by Under Construction, [2011?]
- Description
- 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Performer
- Jitu Shastri, Harish Khanna, Pratibha Sharma, Jagat Singh Rawat and others.
- Credits
- Camera, Avijit Mukul Kishore ; editor, Shyamal Karmakar ; subtitles, Shalini Majajan.
- System details
- DVD-R, NTSC.
- Language
- In Hindi and English with English subtitles.
- Summary
- "Jayshankar Sundari was a popular female impersonator of the Gujarati stage in early 20th century Bombay. Basing itself on a play [directed] by Anuradha Kapur, and looking at the work of eminent painters Bhupen Khakkar and Nilima Sheikh, the film articulates the process of his journey from boy to man and simulatneously from male to female. Through his story, the film explores ideas of femininity and performance, in the context of contemporary gender discourses and politics of acting"--Container.
- Notes
- This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Originally produced in 1999.
- Subject headings
- Jayaśaṅkara Sundarī, 1889-1975.
- Kinsey subjects
- Gender role identification.
- Other contributors
- Dutta, Madhusree. Kapur, Anuradha.
- Other titles
- Alex Doty and Betsy Jose Indian Queer Film Collection.