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My Lord, the elephant (2013)
Journal Article
Dwyer, R. (2013). My Lord, the elephant. Seminar (New Delhi.1959), 651, 39-42

The biggest star of all: the elephant in Indian cinema (2013)
Journal Article
Dwyer, R. (2013). The biggest star of all: the elephant in Indian cinema. Religions of South Asia, 7, 195-210. https://doi.org/10.1558/rosa.v7i1-3.195

In 2010, the Indian elephant (elephas maximus indica) was declared a National Heritage Animal, in view of its contribution to Indian culture and history. It is not surprising that the elephant features in Hindi film, but it is striking that it featur... Read More about The biggest star of all: the elephant in Indian cinema.

Trunk Lines (2013)
Journal Article
Dwyer, R. (2013). Trunk Lines. TLS. Times literary supplement,

Fire and Rain, The Tramp and The Trickster: romance and the family in the early films of Raj Kapoor (2013)
Journal Article
Dwyer, R. (2013). Fire and Rain, The Tramp and The Trickster: romance and the family in the early films of Raj Kapoor. The South Asianist, 2(3), 9-32

Ranbir Raj Kapoor (1924-1988) is one of the greatest figures of Hindi cinema. His career of over forty years brought him major fame in India and overseas as star, director and producer. Championed by Nehru, an international star long before talk of g... Read More about Fire and Rain, The Tramp and The Trickster: romance and the family in the early films of Raj Kapoor.

I am Crazy about the Lord: The Muslim Devotional Genre in Hindi Film (2010)
Journal Article
Dwyer, R. (2010). I am Crazy about the Lord: The Muslim Devotional Genre in Hindi Film. Third Text, 24(1), 123-134. https://doi.org/10.1080/09528820903488992

The study of the 'Islamicate' films of Bombay has focused on high-quality genres, such as the Islamicate historical, the Muslim social, and the courtesan film. This paper looks at a neglected sub-genre which it labels 'the Muslim Devotional', using t... Read More about I am Crazy about the Lord: The Muslim Devotional Genre in Hindi Film.