The Biggest Star of All: The Elephant in Hindi Cinema

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 features in a range of genres, including the mythologica...

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Main Author: Dwyer, Rachel 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2013
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2013, Volume: 7, Issue: 1/3, Pages: 195-210
Further subjects:B Hindi cinema
B Myth
B Ganesha
B Elephant
B Iconography
B religion and nature
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