Bigger India
The Rise of Indian Characters in Hollywood
From ‘Indiana Jones 2’ to ‘Lion’, decades have passed and now after years of being bound in stifling stereotypes, Indian characters can finally call themselves being justly represented in Hollywood.
If you are to see any American or British film that is over thirty years old, you will find that Indians in these films are portrayed based on the colonial image that the English speaking parts of the western world had of us. The image of the typical Indian in those films would be one of either extreme opulence or of exaggerated poverty. One thing common among both classes, however would be the bushy beard and the turban wrapped head.