Discordant discourses: Narrative strategies, cultural politics and the cinematic representations of the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case
Published online on May 28, 2026
Abstract
Crime, Media, Culture, Ahead of Print.
The 2008 Noida double murder of Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj Banjade can be understood as a curious amalgam of unsolvability, sensationalism, and moral polarization that defined post-millennial India. This article attempts a close reading of two Hindi films ...
The 2008 Noida double murder of Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj Banjade can be understood as a curious amalgam of unsolvability, sensationalism, and moral polarization that defined post-millennial India. This article attempts a close reading of two Hindi films ...