For much of the twentieth century, poverty and stagnation characterized India’s economic life, yet India has transformed itself and prospects for its 1.1 billion people have improved dramatically.
Economics professor Nimish Adhia recently spoke at Rockford College on how Bollywood films both signaled and contributed to the cultural shift necessary for India’s economic liberalization to occur.
My follow-up interview with Dr. Adhia is below, including excerpts from two representative films: the unintentionally hilarious Upkar (1967) and the seriously excellent Guru (2006):
The interview with Professor Adhia can also be viewed at Youtube and CEE’s site.
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