INDIAN CINEMA IN CENTRAL ASIA

 CALL FOR RESEARCH ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTERS

INDIAN CINEMA IN CENTRAL ASIA

History, Culture and Cultural Diplomacy

मध्य एशिया में भारतीय सिनेमा

इतिहास, संस्कृति और सांस्कृतिक कूटनीति

Original and unpublished research articles/book chapters are invited from academicians, researchers, film scholars and research students for the proposed edited volume Indian Cinema in Central Asia. The volume seeks to explore the historical presence, cultural reception, social and cultural influence, and role of Indian cinema in cultural diplomacy across Central Asia.

प्रस्तावित संपादित पुस्तक ‘मध्य एशिया में भारतीय सिनेमा’ के लिए शिक्षकों, शोधकर्ताओं, सिनेमा अध्येताओं एवं शोधार्थियों से मौलिक एवं अप्रकाशित शोध आलेख आमंत्रित हैं। पुस्तक का उद्देश्य मध्य एशिया में भारतीय सिनेमा की ऐतिहासिक उपस्थिति, लोकप्रियता, सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक प्रभाव तथा सांस्कृतिक कूटनीति में उसकी भूमिका का बहुआयामी अध्ययन प्रस्तुत करना है।

SUGGESTED AREAS / संभावित विषय

History of Indian Cinema in Central Asia / मध्य एशिया में भारतीय सिनेमा का इतिहास

Indian Cinema during the Soviet Era / सोवियत काल में भारतीय सिनेमा

Raj Kapoor and the Popularity of Indian Cinema / राज कपूर और भारतीय सिनेमा की लोकप्रियता

Indian Cinema in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

Bollywood and Central Asian Popular Culture

Indian Film Music, Dance and Cultural Memory

Reception and Audiences of Indian Films in Central Asia

Translation and Dubbing of Indian Films

Representation of India through Cinema

Cinema and India–Central Asia Cultural Relations

Indian Cinema as Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy

Women, Gender and Society in Indian and Central Asian Cinematic Perspectives

Digital Platforms and the New Reception of Indian Cinema

Comparative Studies of Indian and Central Asian Cinema

Contemporary Indian Cinema in Central Asia

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES / आलेख संबंधी निर्देश

Language: Hindi or English

Length: Preferably 4,000–6,000 words

Requirements: Original and unpublished work, abstract, keywords, author affiliation and complete references

Citation Style: MLA Style

Submission Deadline: 30 October 2026

Email for Submission: manishmuntazir@gmail.com

EDITED BY / संपादक

Dr. Manish Kumar Mishra

Associate Professor, Department of Hindi

K. M. Agrawal College of Arts, Commerce & Science

Kalyan (West), Maharashtra, India

Scholars and researchers are warmly invited to contribute and share 

this call within academic networks.