Bollywood and the Indian Premier League (IPL): the political economy of Bollywood's new blockbuster

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 373-388

  Rasul, Azmat ^a   Proffitt, Jennifer M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bollywood; political economy; sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856002083     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292986.2011.580851     Document Type: Article

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