Films and Religion: An analysis of Aamir Khan’s PK

Every year, the Indian film industry produces the highest number of films in the world and also figures at the top position for ticket sales, but that does not make the society completely tolerant of how different issues are represented in films. That is a question which PK (2014), the biggest Bolly...

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Subtitles:The 2015 International Conference on Religion and Film in Istanbul
Authors: Qadri, Monisa (Author) ; Mufti, Sabeha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2016
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2016, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-29
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B PK / Hirani, Rajkumar 1962- / India / Syncretism / Religion / Satire
RelBib Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Aamir Khan
B portrayal of Religion
B Ghar Wapsi
B PK film
B Bollywood
B India
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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