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

"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Khdair, Dina (Author)
Format:	Book
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, in motion pictures. 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.