The first Indian to become an international film star; Sabu rose to fame as a child actor in Elephant Boy (1937); and subsequently appeared in a succession of British pictures before relocating to Hollywood; where he died in 1963. Repeatedly cast in orientalist extravaganzas and jungle thrillers; he was associated with the exotic and the primitive in ways that reflected contemporary attitudes towards India and the East more generally. In this captivating study; Michael Lawrence explores the historical; political; cultural contexts of Sabus popularity as a star; and considers the technological and industrial shifts that shaped his career ndash; from the emergence of Technicolor in the late 1930s to the breakdown of the studio system in the 1950s. Attending to the detail of Sabus distinctively physical performances; Lawrence shows how his agency as an actor enabled him to endure; exceed and exploit his unique star image.
2016-04-08 2016-04-08File Name: B01E03CAPU
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