From its roots in ancient Sanskrit theatre in the Vedic Age dating back to 3,000 B.C, Indian Cinema is steeped in its cultural traditions. With the advent of modern digital & satellite technology, the Indian Film Industry has become the largest and most influential in the world, uniting a global audience of domestic & foreign viewers numbering over a billion. Yet it finds itself in disarray and creative gridlock paralyzed by its own internal contradictions in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. "The Golden Age of Indian Cinema" by acclaimed Author-Filmmaker C.S.Nag is a probing analysis of the decadence and degradation that has sullied the Dream Factory's glitter and offers a new vision for an "Indian Renaissance"!