- Title:
- "From Melodrama to Tragedy and Back: Closing the Melodramatic Gap between Bollywood and Hollywood Shakespeare Adaptations"
- Author:
- Földváry, Kinga.
- Type:
- Journal Article
- Year:
- 2024
- Publication Information:
- Shakespeare Studies 52 (2024): 129–45.
- Annotation:
Shows hows Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider (q.v.) exemplifies how Bollywood and Hollywood cinematic practices have become more similar, with Bollywood productions toning down formal, melodramatic elements and Hollywood amplifying melodramatic elements. Traces hybridity and melodrama across multiple adaptations of Shakespeare on screen.