SRK and Global Bollywood

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Edited by Rajinder Dudrah, Elke Mader and Bernhard Fuchs

Type

Studies

Subject

Actor > Shah Rukh Khan

Keywords

Shah Rukh Khan, Hindi cinema, global

Publishing date

2015

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 393 pages
5 ½ x 8 ½ inches (14 x 21.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-19-946047-2

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Book Presentation:
• Pioneering academic work on Shah Rukh Khan
• Eminent contributors Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Jaspreet Gill, Rachel Dwyer et al.
• Comprehensive introduction

The past few decades of accelerated globalization, characterized by a proliferation of appearances, images, and information, has revealed a strong preoccupation with film stars and celebrity culture in India. Shah Rukh Khan, aka SRK, in this context, has emerged as an important figure. Located within the context of global Bollywood cinema, SRK and his persona have led to a unique experience and understanding of stardom vis-à-vis a liberalized and urban Indian culture. As an actor, entrepreneur, icon for India and Indianness, and as the quintessential diasporic star, his appeal cuts across regional, linguistic, and national boundaries.

A valuable addition to Indian cinema studies, star studies, and scholarly work on SRK, this collection of essays draws attention to the ways in which his stardom acts as an emblem for diasporic and transnational desires in modern India and beyond. Written by eminent and emerging scholars from across the globe, the essays engage with questions about stardom in a media-centred world. In doing so, they create meaning and probe further into the complex world that emerges as a result of SRK being the agent and content of various media practices.

About the authors:
Edited by Rajinder Dudrah, Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Manchester, UK, Elke Mader, Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology and is a member of the research group 'Visual Studies in Social Sciences' at the University of Vienna, Austria, and Bernhard Fuchs, Faculty with the Department of European Ethnology, University of Vienna, Austria Elke Mader,Professor, Social and Cultural Anthropology and a member of the research group 'Visual Studies in Social Sciences', University of Vienna. Her publications include: Stars in Your Eyes. Ritual Encounters with Shah Rukh Khan in Europe (2011). Rajinder Dudrah is Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. Bernhard Fuchs is faculty with the Department of European Ethnology, University of Vienna, Austria

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