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Representations of Indian folk dance forms in the song and dance sequences of contemporary Bollywood cinema Kishore, V 2010, Representations of Indian folk dance forms in the song and dance sequences of contemporary Bollywood cinema, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Media and Communications, RMIT University. Document type: Thesis Collection: Theses Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Kishore.pdf Kishore.pdf application/pdf 24.74MB Title Representations of Indian folk dance forms in the song and dance sequences of contemporary Bollywood cinema Author(s) Kishore, V Year 2010 Abstract This thesis examines the representation of traditional Indian folk dance forms in the song and dance sequences of contemporary Bollywood cinema. Employing textual analysis, interviews and discussions with people involved in the construction and performance of these song and dance sequences, this thesis focuses specifically on how folk dance forms are transformed and hybridised when represented within popular cinema. To ground this analysis, the thesis examines six films produced by ‘Yash Raj Films’ (YRF) – a prominent production house of contemporary Indian cinema – made over the last 40 years. Subsequently, these questions and issues are addressed through the close textual analysis of specific song and dance sequences from Kaala Patthar (1979), Silsila (1981), Lamhe (1991), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Veer-Zaara (2005) and Tashan (2008). The thesis traces the significant developments in Bollywood cinema – such as its focus on escapist fantasies of exotic lands in the 1970s; the Indian diaspora in the 1990s; the question of globalisation and its local impact, as well as the indigenisation of Western culture, in the 2000s – in relation to these specific films. It concludes by exploring the subsequent impact of these Bollywood representations on the performance and presentation of these “actual” folk dance forms, highlighting Bhangra and Purulia Chhau as pertinent case studies. It finally considers the question of whether Bollywood song and dance sequences have altered Indian folk dance forms to such an extent that they have become unrecognisable. Degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Institution RMIT University School, Department or Centre Media and Communications Keyword(s) Bollywood Indian Folk Dance Folk performance Hindi Cinema Indian Cinema Global Cultural flows Song and dance sequences Representation Westernisation Appropriation Re-appropriation Indigenisation Indianisation Hybridisation Spectacularisation Glamorisation Item numbers neotraditionalism diasporic imagination Glocal Bhangra dance Purulia Chhau Dance Performance Imagination Disco Hollywood Yash Raj Films Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 15 Apr 2011, 12:35:32 EST Fri, 15 Apr 2011, 12:48:14 EST Fri, 12 Sep 2014, 12:07:10 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 890 Abstract Views, 7438 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 15 Apr 2011, 12:35:25 EST by Guy Aron