Indian cinema from its inception has been a source of main entertainment for the public. But apart from entertainment we should not forget that various issues have been raised in Indian Cinema from time to time. Film makers like Raj Kapoor Mehboob Khan Guru Dutt and many others such film najers were instrumental in raising social issues in their work. This book by Rakesh Bawa is an attempt to analyse the work of four production houses how social issues were raised in their Cinema. How Cinema can be a medium to influence masses can be gauged after reading this book. The book is an attempt to understand the Cinema of Golden period of Indian Cinema. The book also helps in understanding the association between Cinema History Society.