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Crossover stars in the Hindi film industry : globalizing Pakistani identity / Dina Khdair.

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"This book explores the cultural politics of Pakistani crossover stardom in the Hindi film industry as a process of both assimilation and 'Otherness'. Analysing the career profiles of three crossover performers-Ali Zafar, Fawad Khan, and Mahira Khan-as a relevant case study, it unites...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Khdair, Dina (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Subjects:
Zafar, Ali, > 1980-
Khan, Fawad, > 1981-
Khan, Mahira, > 1982-
Motion picture industry > Political aspects > India.
National characteristics, Pakistani.
Motion picture actors and actresses > India.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Pakistan.
Pakistanis > India > Social conditions.
India > Relations > Pakistan.
Pakistan > Relations > India.
International relations.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Motion picture industry > Political aspects.
India.
Pakistan.
Table of Contents:
  • A historical legacy
  • Globalization, new political economies, and cultural change
  • Aspirational affects and boundary crossing : Ali Zafar, the Pakistani 'Prince of Pop'
  • A crossover romance : female fandom and Fawad Khan, Pakistan's 'reel' gentleman
  • I am not your feminist : Mahira Khan and the re-scripting of Pakistani womanhood, Islam and globalization
  • A fragile union : moving forward, facing backward.

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