India’s Global Modernity and Muslim Terrorism in the Hindi Cinema
India’s Global Modernity and Muslim Terrorism in the Hindi Cinema
Author(s): Syed Waqar HaiderSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Philosophy, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Bibliography, General Reference Works, Geography, Regional studies, Visual Arts, Historical Geography, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, History of ideas, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Film / Cinema / Cinematography, History of Art
Published by: Presa Universitara Clujeana
Keywords: Indian cinema; idea of nation; social imaginaries; Hindi films; global modernity; terrorism;
Summary/Abstract: From its very inception, Indian cinema has been a cinema interested in the idea of nation. Although Raja Harishcandra (credited as the first Indian feature film) was strictly speaking a mythological, Dadasaheb Phalke’s motivation was grounded in a strong sense of nationalism.
Journal: International Journal on Humanistic Ideology
- Issue Year: IX/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 90-110
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English
