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For the Hindi film cineaste, the star often functions as the focal point of his/her filmic experience, dominating almost all realms of the cinematic idiom, from its economic structuring to its textual and narrative conventions. However, despite their significant cultural and cin…

This thesis aims to shed light on the cultural and aesthetic implications of the relationship between Italy and India on and off the screens of Italy, following the expansion of Bollywood in Europe during the 90s. Bollywood's propagation abroad affected the identity of the South…

This study analyzed three Bollywood films, Raazi, PM Narendra Modi, and Gully Boy, that were released during the administration of the current Prime Minister of India, PM Narendra Modi. The research questions focused on the portrayal of nationalism and religious identities in th…

The transgender community in India, commonly known as hijras, consists of people who were born as males but address themselves as females. They have been considered as the third gender in India for millennia and have had specific religious and sociocultural values and roles, but…

This dissertation examines nationalism, tradition and religiosity in Bollywood cinema, and the way that these themes are interpreted and used by young Canadians of South Asian origin, particularly Muslims, in the construction of identity. Bollywood, the most commercially success…