Shanta Apte’s Jau Mi Cinemat?

Abstract

Jau Mi Cinemat? written by Shanta Apte (1916–64), a prominent singer–actress with a career spanning nearly three decades in the Marathi film industry, has only recently come to the critical attention of film scholars. A translation of the book will be a valued addition to the archive of film and gender studies. With a view to making a beginning in that direction, this piece contextualizes the book followed by a translation of two of its chapters.