Cross-over Cinema (1) ovvero Crossing over cultural barriers

Riporto dall'articolo di Nandita Puni del 5.3.2004 che ha per titolo "Culture crossover":

As the line between people, places and preferences begin to blur to include a new global reality, stereotypes about India and Indian culture are beginning to fade to form a mosaic of intriguing patterns.

It's the era of "Indian Crossover". The idea of India and the things Indian have made massive inroads into the popular psyche across films, TV, art, music, dance and even food.

Consider some stirrings : Nair is one of the first to make films in the crossover genre. She had made Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Mississippi Masala (1991) for both the local and diaspora audience long before the term "crossover film" was even coined.