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Tupur Chatterjee, "Projecting Desire: Media Architectures and Moviegoing in Urban India" (NYU Press, 2025)

New Books in Sociology

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Disrupting Illusions: Urban Realities in Indian Cinema

This chapter delves into how films like NH10 and Pink portray the complexities of urban life in India, contrasting the sanitized environments of corporate spaces with grim social realities. It examines themes of female vulnerability and societal scrutiny, revealing how these narratives challenge the comforting illusions of consumerism.

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