how the Bollywood sports biopic 83 furthers India's nationalist cause
- Written by: Radhika Raghav, Sessional Lecturer and Tutor in Gender Studies and Sociology, University of Otago
IMDBContemporary Bollywood films tend to focus on stories of the Indian underdog emerging triumphant after facing adversity or a threat from an “outsider”: the triumph of the charismatic masculine Hinduised hero who fulfils his duty, saves the nation and reclaims India’s lost pride.
This isn’t a new phenomenon....
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