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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Dadi, Iftikhar, author.

Title: Lahore cinema : between realism and fable / Iftikhar Dadi.

Description: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2022] | Series: Global South Asia | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022015152 (print) | LCCN 2022015153 (ebook) | ISBN 9780295750798 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780295750811 (paperback) | ISBN 9780295750804 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Motion pictures—Pakistan—History—20th century. | Motion pictures—Pakistan—Lahore—History—20th century. | Motion pictures—Urdu-speaking countries.

Classification: LCC PN1993.5.P3 D33 2022 (print) | LCC PN1993.5.P3 (ebook) | DDC 791.43/095491—dc23/eng/20220722

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022015152

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022015153

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