On the Tracks of Musical Screenscapes:Analysing the Emerging Phenomenon of Bollywood Filmi-song Tourism in Iceland
Around the world, cities and regions are welcoming tourists after being in the spotlight of popular movies, games, novels, TV series or other forms of popular media culture. Popular Hindi cinema (Bollywood) too has long impacted destination imaginaries and the ensuing travels. What remains scarce in...
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fturottercrispub:oai:pure.eur.nl:publications/c0ae2d9c-a468-437b-aff0-68bd7a17f6d2 2024-05-19T07:42:29+00:00 On the Tracks of Musical Screenscapes:Analysing the Emerging Phenomenon of Bollywood Filmi-song Tourism in Iceland Nanjangud, Apoorva Reijnders, Stijn 2022-05-13 application/pdf https://pure.eur.nl/en/publications/c0ae2d9c-a468-437b-aff0-68bd7a17f6d2 https://doi.org/10.1177/14687976221090728 https://pure.eur.nl/ws/files/87102487/On_the_Tracks_of_Musical_Screenscapes_Analysing_the_Emerging_Phenomenon_of_Bollywood_Filmi_song_Tourism_in_Iceland.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85130458148&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://pure.eur.nl/en/publications/c0ae2d9c-a468-437b-aff0-68bd7a17f6d2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Nanjangud , A & Reijnders , S 2022 , ' On the Tracks of Musical Screenscapes : Analysing the Emerging Phenomenon of Bollywood Filmi-song Tourism in Iceland ' , Tourist Studies , vol. 22 , no. 2 , pp. 175-199 . https://doi.org/10.1177/14687976221090728 /dk/atira/pure/keywords/researchprograms/AFL000600/EURESHCC09 name=ESHCC A&CS article 2022 fturottercrispub https://doi.org/10.1177/14687976221090728 2024-04-23T03:02:06Z Around the world, cities and regions are welcoming tourists after being in the spotlight of popular movies, games, novels, TV series or other forms of popular media culture. Popular Hindi cinema (Bollywood) too has long impacted destination imaginaries and the ensuing travels. What remains scarce in existing research is how its crucial component – Filmi-songs – impacts tourists’ imaginaries of a destination, and consequently how they perform their travels. This study investigates the role and significance of filmi-songs in tourism practices, by focussing on the case-study of ‘Gerua’ from the film ‘Dilwale’ (2015), after which Iceland experienced a rise in Indian tourism. Employing 18 in-depth interviews with tourists, but also various local stakeholders in the business of media-tourism, this study attempts to understand what impact Bollywood songs have on travel motivations of its audiences, how tourists experience the filmi-song location on-site, and finally how the phenomenon is perceived and evaluated by local stakeholders in Iceland. Results show that filmi-song tourists are actively engaged in reconstructing scenes from their beloved filmi-songs by indulging in shot re-creations and song re-enactments. By drawing links between Bollywoodized narratives and locations in Iceland, and by sharing these performances online, these tourist practices contribute to the imaginative heritage of Iceland in the global imagination. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Erasmus University Rotterdam & Erasmus MC Research Portal Tourist Studies 22 2 175 199 |
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Around the world, cities and regions are welcoming tourists after being in the spotlight of popular movies, games, novels, TV series or other forms of popular media culture. Popular Hindi cinema (Bollywood) too has long impacted destination imaginaries and the ensuing travels. What remains scarce in existing research is how its crucial component – Filmi-songs – impacts tourists’ imaginaries of a destination, and consequently how they perform their travels. This study investigates the role and significance of filmi-songs in tourism practices, by focussing on the case-study of ‘Gerua’ from the film ‘Dilwale’ (2015), after which Iceland experienced a rise in Indian tourism. Employing 18 in-depth interviews with tourists, but also various local stakeholders in the business of media-tourism, this study attempts to understand what impact Bollywood songs have on travel motivations of its audiences, how tourists experience the filmi-song location on-site, and finally how the phenomenon is perceived and evaluated by local stakeholders in Iceland. Results show that filmi-song tourists are actively engaged in reconstructing scenes from their beloved filmi-songs by indulging in shot re-creations and song re-enactments. By drawing links between Bollywoodized narratives and locations in Iceland, and by sharing these performances online, these tourist practices contribute to the imaginative heritage of Iceland in the global imagination. |
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Nanjangud , A & Reijnders , S 2022 , ' On the Tracks of Musical Screenscapes : Analysing the Emerging Phenomenon of Bollywood Filmi-song Tourism in Iceland ' , Tourist Studies , vol. 22 , no. 2 , pp. 175-199 . https://doi.org/10.1177/14687976221090728 |
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