Is Slumdog Millionaire a Retelling of the Ramayana?

Is a banner with a picture of Rama and Sita on it and the word, “Ramayana,” the only link between the film Slumdog Millionaire and the great Hindu epic? In this paper we explore elements in the film that correspond to elements in theRamayana. There is no one-to-one correlation, and some relationship...

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Authors: Blizek, William L. (Author) ; Desmarais, Michele Marie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2015
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Slumdog millionaire / Vālmīki, Rāmāyaṇa
IxTheo Classification:BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Hinduism Ramayana
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)