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It becomes apparent that Preeti's only connection to her Indian roots is the convenient fact she speaks Hindi (a production necessity perhaps, given the film's national audience) and demonstrates complete ignorance towards any of the spiritual, historical or scriptural learning Bharat is keen to instil. Recalling Preeti's ability to speak Hindi as perhaps a production strategy to make her intelligible to the audience, actress Amy Jackson is unable to speak Hindi. The similarities between the two films are striking with regards their movement from the dangerous West to the serene Punjab (remembering that Preeti narrowly escaped a rape attempt in London and Sara has been threatened with kidnap in Romania). As Indian actresses assert themselves in non-Indian film industries and exploit their racial fluidity and universal beauty aesthetic, white actresses are establishing themselves in roles beyond those previously afforded them in popular Hindi film. [Extracted from the article]

In the autumn of 2017 we entered the second year of our PhDs under the supervision of Professor Rajinder Dudrah and were tasked with organising a conference which sought to bring together the next generation of Bollywood scholars. It was a natural choice and fit for our research topics - Dalit representation in Bollywood is Vishal's area of enquiry and white femininity in Bollywood is Alexandra's. We were delighted that Professor Rachel Dwyer, who has been a significant an influence on our work as our supervisor Professor Dudrah, accepted and attended to give the keynote speech on ageing masculinity in Bollywood, examining the case of Salman Khan specifically. [Extracted from the article]

In the autumn of 2017 we entered the second year of our PhDs under the supervision of Professor Rajinder Dudrah and were tasked with organising a conference which sought to bring together the next generation of Bollywood scholars. It was a natural choice and fit for our research topics - Dalit representation in Bollywood is Vishal's area of enquiry and white femininity in Bollywood is Alexandra's. We were delighted that Professor Rachel Dwyer, who has been a significant an influence on our work as our supervisor Professor Dudrah, accepted and attended to give the keynote speech on ageing masculinity in Bollywood, examining the case of Salman Khan specifically. [Extracted from the article]