Bollywood and globalization: the global power of popular Hindi cinema

Abstract

Bollywood movies have gained global prominence in the past decade. Movies such as Three Idiots have won both popularity and critical acclaim in many places around the world. The phenomenon has naturally attracted a significant amount of academic attention. The volume edited by David Schaefer and Kavita Karan is therefore a timely publication which promises to provide readers with information, analysis, and insights into Bollywood as a global phenomenon.