University of Wollongong Research Online University of Wollongong Thesis Collection University of Wollongong Thesis Collections 2011 Crossovers and makeovers: contested authenticity in new Indian cinema Ranjit Keval Kumar University of Wollongong Recommended Citation Kumar, Ranjit Keval, Crossovers and makeovers: contested authenticity in new Indian cinema, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, University of Wollongong. Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong, 2011. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/3417 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact Manager Repository Services:
[email protected]. Crossovers and Makeovers: Contested Authenticity in new Indian Cinema A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of this degree Ph D from UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG by RANJIT KEVAL KUMAR (B.A., M.A.) ARTS FACULTY 2011 i CERTIFICATION I, Ranjit Keval Kumar, declare that this thesis, submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong, is wholly my own work unless otherwise referenced or acknowledged. The document has not been submitted for qualifications at any other academic institution. Ranjit Keval Kumar 29th August 2011 ii ABSTRACT Crossovers and Makeovers: Contested Authenticity in new Indian Cinema The nation-based models for studying cinemas of the world have been muddled by international co-productions and films that do not fit into simplistic categories of autonomous national cultures. This thesis is about the Indian industry’s reassessment of itself and perceived authenticity of ‘Indian’ cinema as it changes to meet the prospect of gaining a Western audience.