Authors and Corporations: | , |
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In: | Journal of Communication Inquiry, 38, 2014, 1, p. 44-61 |
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SAGE Publications
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Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
Physical Description: | 44-61 |
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ISSN: |
0196-8599
1552-4612 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0196859913512868 |
published in: | Journal of Communication Inquiry |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Collection: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>In an age when mass media transcend geographic barriers, Slumdog Millionaire ( SDM) represents a new type of film in the global media market—a seemingly Bollywood, although not technically Bollywood, production. As film-going provides a site for ideological and cultural production, this article examines SDM’s success as a product imitative of Bollywood film. Due to its recency, SDM has yet to be examined as a product that crosses both cultural and geographic boundaries with commercial ties to major Hollywood media conglomerates. Applying political economic theory, this research examines the reasons for Hollywood involvement in a film production that is mimetic of the Bollywood genre, in an attempt to better understand the global political economic factors that drive the film industry today.</jats:p> |