Bollywood and slum tours: poverty tourism and the Indian cultural industry
An article published on India Outlook in July 2019 stated that Dharavi, Mumbai’s biggest slum, has now beaten the Taj Mahal as the most popular tourist destination in India, having “received a push by Hollywood and Indian films alike” (2019). Following Hesmondalgh’s observation that cultural industr...
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| description | An article published on India Outlook in July 2019 stated that Dharavi, Mumbai’s biggest slum, has now beaten the Taj Mahal as the most popular tourist destination in India, having “received a push by Hollywood and Indian films alike” (2019). Following Hesmondalgh’s observation that cultural industries reflect the inequalities of capitalist societies (2007), we examine precisely the relationship between poverty tours, cinema and Bollywood as a cultural industry. Through the analysis of literature on poverty tourism and film-induced tourism in India, and the thematic analysis of entries in a Tripadvisors page dedicated to Bollywood and slum tourism in Mumbai, we argue that the combination of Bollywood and slum tours speaks of the parallel trajectories which lead towards the perception of the slum and Bollywood as the two most prominent symbols of authentic India in the global marketplace, and that this promise of authenticity makes slums popular as tourist destinations. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:100052025-01-03T15:00:27Z https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/10005/ Bollywood and slum tours: poverty tourism and the Indian cultural industry Clini, Clelia Valančiūnas, Deimantas 300 Social sciences 790 Recreational & performing arts 910 Geography & travel An article published on India Outlook in July 2019 stated that Dharavi, Mumbai’s biggest slum, has now beaten the Taj Mahal as the most popular tourist destination in India, having “received a push by Hollywood and Indian films alike” (2019). Following Hesmondalgh’s observation that cultural industries reflect the inequalities of capitalist societies (2007), we examine precisely the relationship between poverty tours, cinema and Bollywood as a cultural industry. Through the analysis of literature on poverty tourism and film-induced tourism in India, and the thematic analysis of entries in a Tripadvisors page dedicated to Bollywood and slum tourism in Mumbai, we argue that the combination of Bollywood and slum tours speaks of the parallel trajectories which lead towards the perception of the slum and Bollywood as the two most prominent symbols of authentic India in the global marketplace, and that this promise of authenticity makes slums popular as tourist destinations. Taylor and Francis 2023-05-16 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/10005/3/Article%20Poverty%20tourism%20final.pdf text en cc_by_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/10005/5/Bollywood%20and%20slum%20tours%20%20poverty%20tourism%20and%20the%20Indian%20cultural%20industry.pdf Clini, Clelia and Valančiūnas, Deimantas (2023) Bollywood and slum tours: poverty tourism and the Indian cultural industry. Cultural Trends, 32 (4). pp. 366-382. ISSN 0954-8963 https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2023.2212618 10.1080/09548963.2023.2212618 10.1080/09548963.2023.2212618 |
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| topic | 300 Social sciences 790 Recreational & performing arts 910 Geography & travel |
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