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Muslim Identity in Hindi Cinema: Poetics and Politics of Genre and Representation

Muslim Identity in Hindi Cinema: Poetics and Politics of Genre and Representation

Siddiqui, Mohammad Asim

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Series: Routledge South Asian Culture

Film StudiesGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1032268484
ISBN13: 9781032268484
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 20 2026
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book examines the representation of Muslim identity in Hindi films by focusing on different aspects of Muslim identity - historical, cultural, and linguistic - and their realisation in cinematic form.

The book assesses the changing perceptions of Muslim identity, beginning from the historical films of the 1940s to the more recent films which often address the current stereotypical notions of Muslim identity in the post-9/11 world and in particular, analyses films which treat the problematic of global Muslim identity. It argues that genre, language, and various sign systems create understandings and mediate notions of identity. Offering a close reading of films belonging to different genres - Muslim social, action thriller, gangster, biopic, and many others - the book interrogates concepts of social diversity, tokenism, marginality, and their reflection and consolidation in Hindi films. It critically looks at the representation of Muslim women characters and the politics of interfaith romances in many films. The book also reads many films which probe Partition violence, communal riots and the international discourse on terror. It also touches on the evolution of the language of Hindi films and its role in creating a lingua franca uniting diverse and variegated groups of people in India. Drawing insights from new critical close reading, deconstruction, semiotic and discourse analysis, the book also offers a close reading of a few films in each chapter, which offer important insights into Hindi cinema.

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