The "Slumdog" Phenomenon: A Critical Anthology
The "Slumdog" Phenomenon: A Critical Anthology (New Perspectives on World Cinema) by Ajay Gehlawat
2013 | ISBN: 0857280015, 1783083255 | English | 242 pages | PDF | 2 MB
2013 | ISBN: 0857280015, 1783083255 | English | 242 pages | PDF | 2 MB
“The ‘Slumdog’ Phenomenon” addresses multiple issues related to “Slumdog Millionaire” and, in the process, provides new ways of looking at this controversial film. Each of the book’s four sections considers a particular aspect of the film: its relation to the nation, to the slum, to Bollywood and its reception. The volume provides a critical overview of the key issues and debates stemming from the film, and allows readers to reexamine them in light of the anthology’s multiple perspectives.