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Identity in corporeality: Interplay of disability and masculinity in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish (2010) and Anurag Basu’s Barfi! (2012)

Sayan DasDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Md Moshabbir AlamDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7306-8909View further author information
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Sandip SarkarDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7188-2918View further author information
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Anoop Kr. TiwariDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, IndiaView further author information
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Moksha SinghDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6165-3775View further author information
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Pages 17-41 | Published online: 11 Apr 2024

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Filmography

  • Barfi! Dir. Anurag Basu. UTV Motion Pictures in association with Ishana Movies, India. 2012. Film.
  • Guzaarish. Dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali. UTV Motion Pictures, India. 2010. Film.

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