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Indian cinema and the presentist use of history: conceptions of nationhood in earth and lagaan / Lichtner, Giacomo; Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar   Journal Article
Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract This article critically assesses Deepa Mehta's Earth (1998) and Ashutosh Gowariker's Lagaan (2001) as cultural outputs of recent political and historical debates over the nature of India's nationhood. The article argues that the films politicize history, constructing an innocent past with the aim of advocating a more inclusive Indian society.
Key Words Modernity  India  Nationhood  Cinema  History 
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