While exiting the tube station, I spotted a poster for a Bollywood-style theater production of Wuthering Heights, a classic Victorian English romance. I know there have been other Bollywood versions of British literature (namely the film Bride and Prejudice), but I thought the idea of a West End theater production brought the idea even more into the realm of the crossover mainstream. Because the play is targeted towards all types of audiences, it can't be wholly classified as diasporic media, but the play--which is set in India--definitely would have never been conceived without the huge British Asian population in London. Its appeal extends both to lovers of Bronte's story, and to fans of the Bollywood genre.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/17/bronte-bollywood
What I found most interesting about the article above was how the play's cretor found striking similarities between Wuthering Heights and the typical Bollywood plotline. Maybe I'll go check it out.
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