Absence and repetition in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider

Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet set in the politically volatile Kashmir of the 1990s was one of the most anticipated Hindi movies of 2014, and in the weeks leading up to and after its release, spawned a media frenzy. Both as a Shakespearean adaptation and as a film ab...

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Main Author: Taarini Mookherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-12-01
Series:Cogent Arts & Humanities
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2016.1260824