Indian Film Stars : New Critical Perspectives (Paperback)

Introduction: Michael Lawrence 1. Shanta Apte and the Unexpected: Anupama Kapse 2. Confessions of Indian Cinema's First Woman Superstar: Kanan Devi's Memoirs, Film History and Digital Archives: Ranita Chatterjee 3. Star's "Dust": Miss Kumari and the Fossilized Memory of the 'First Malayalam Female Star': Darshana Sreedhar Mini 4. In the Wink of an eye: The Comedic Universe of Johnny Walker in the 1950s: Radha Dayal 5. Dharmendra Singh Deol: Masculinity and the Late-Nehruvian Hero in Hindi Cinema: Anustup Basu 6. Rajkumar and the Kannada Language Film: M.K. Raghavendra 7. The Feudal Lord Reincarnate: Mohanlal and the Poltiics of Malayali Masculinity: Meena T. Pillai 8. From Gandhi to Jinnah: National Dilemmas in the Stardom of Rattan Kumar: Salma Siddique 9. From Son of India to Teen King: Sajid Khan and Transnational Stardom: Meenasarani Linde Murugan 10. Harbhajan Maan: The Transnational Migrant Success Story of Punjabi Cinema: Harjant S. Gill 11. Helen: The Chin Chin Chu Girl: Sudesh Mishra 12. 'She's Everything That's Unpardonable': Hema Malini, Dream Girl on a Motorbike: Rosie Thomas 13. Sridevi, Queen of Farce: Comedy, Performance and Star Persona in Popular Hindi Cinema: Nandana Bose 14: The Irresistible Badness of Salman Khan: Shohini Ghosh 15. Shah Rukh Khan Starring as Shah Rukh Khan: Performance Style, Audience Expectation and Self-Parody Charlie Henniker 16. The Curious Case of Katrina Kaif: NRI Stardom and Ethnicity in Bollywood Midath Hayder Notes on contributors Index