I can appreciate why Michelle would say that Metha's films are not
"representative" of Indian or Bollywood films (see below), but what about
her film Hollywood/Bollywood? How can one place it? It certainly doesn't fit
in the same category as Fire, Earth or Water.
E. Pigeon
> Furthermore, I do really like the works of Nair and Metha, but I agree
> with Sukhbir that they are definitely not in the range of Bollywood
> production, they are resolutely made for non-Indian audiences and should
> not be taught to students as somehow 'representative' of Indian, let alone
> Bollywood cinema. They do, however intersect with discourses on
> postcolonialism, diaspora etc.
>
> Cheers,
> Michelle
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> The University of New South Wales
> Sydney 2052 Australia
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