[Reader-list] Queering Bollywood

[Lawrence Liang]

Hi All

An exciting multimedia database of materials on queer readings of Bollywood
has been uploaded on http://media.opencultures.net/queer/

The database contains links to articles, film clips, movie reviews and a
queer remix of Kal Ho Na Ho called "Kaun Mile Dekho Kisko"

Do have a look, and feel free to mail your comments  and suggestions to
queerbollywood at yahoo.com

Lawrence

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Queering Bollywood

Queering Bollywood is an exhibition and demonstration of a collection of
queer readings in Indian cinema. It is open and collaborative in nature. The
idea for doing something like this was born at the Queer film festival
organized by Pedestrian Pictures in 2003. The idea was to initiate the
process of analysing and collecting information on queer representations in
cinema, especially in the Indian context, by creating a database of
resources ranging from articles, film clippings, magazine stories etc.,
aiming eventually to create:
    €     a new dynamic of working together collaboratively towards a film
or other such outputs around the idea of queer representations in cinema
    €     a database on queer and subversive readings that can be used in
group discussions, classroom, support groups even theme parties, nightclubs
etc.
    €     an exciting media product that is interactive and innovative,
going beyond textual analysis of cinema, and making it a creative and
academic exercise, thus reaching different kinds of publics