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Jai Ho! to Transnational Cinema?: A Case of Hollywood’s Fetishism of Bollywood in Slumdog Millionaire

Panel: 
Film Studies II: Bollywood, Hollywood, and Asian Cinema
Abstract: 

This paper argues that Slumdog Millionaire presents an essentialized production of the genre of ‘masala’ Bollywood films that fetishizes Indian commercial cinema. It presents a monolithic view of Bollywood and valorizes masala films as synonymous with Indian cinema.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Amrita
Last Name: 
Ghosh
Institution: 
Drew University