Bombay Talkies, Franz Osten and Varying Discourses in the Early Indian Cinema

Anil Sonawane is an Assistant Professor, heading the Department of English, at St Gonsalo Garcia College of Arts and Commerce, Vasai, India. He received a PhD from the Department of English, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India, in the field of Early Indian Cinema in 2017. His areas of interest are Film Theory, Literary Theory, Translation Studies and Western Philosophy. He conducts ‘Film Appreciation’ Course in Mumbai at St Gonsalo Garcia College, Vasai and Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, India. He has delivered lectures on Digital Humanities, Eco Criticism and Film Studies as a Resource Person for Faculty Development Programmes at various colleges affiliated to Universities in Mumbai and Pune. He has conducted a workshop on Early Indian Cinema at the National Museum of Indian Cinema for students and the general public. He has published articles on cinema and literature in journals and edited volumes. He is a film enthusiast involved in filmmaking, subtitling and promoting film culture. He is also a freelance translator and translates between English and Marathi.