Living in Limbo: Nobody Knows, Appropriating Bombay Cinema: Why the Western World Gets Bollywood so Wrong?

Freda Freiberg discusses Nobody Knows and Hirokazu's contemplative cinema far removed from the popular commercial film genres. Freiberg's article examines the subject matter, characterization and performances in this poignant tale based on a real-life event. Sapna Samant discusses the present-day love affair of the West with anything Indian. Samant points out that 'Bombay cinema is at the very core of Indian popular culture' and continues examining the generalizations and misconceptions of the Western world about Bollywood films and Indian culture.