The Indian struggle for independence in popular Hindi films of last decade

• Authors: Tatiana Szurlej
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The present paper is a short presentation on the most popular historical films produced in Bollywood after 2000, which proved to be a great success both in India and abroad, and which represent not only the era of British domination in the Subcontinent but also the subsequent independence. This time was rather traumatic for India, because of the division of the country and the accompanying violence, which was on an unprecedented scale, making it unappealing material for a mainstream movie. This paper presents some common ways in which filmmakers in India introduce every uncomfortable historical fact and show victory in a particular way without revealing the dark and uncomfortable aspects of the times in question. The purpose of this article is to present the observed basic methods employed by filmmakers in manipulating the audience, rather than to be historical research, or detailed discussion of all historical films about the era of British domination in the Subcontinent.

Keywords

EN

manipulation; history; popular cinema; independence; British rule; freedom fighters

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Cracow Indological Studies
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 215-254

Contributors

author

Tatiana Szurlej

• Jagiellonian University

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