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Publications and Selected Creative Works List

Books/Edited Books:

  1. Starring Asia – Asian Stardom and Celebrity, Edited by Vikrant Kishore, Jian Xu and Glen Donner

  2. Volume 12, 2021 - Issue 2, published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis)

  3. Indian Cinema: Filmic Content, Social Interface and New Technologies, Edited by Vikrant Kishore and Ambrish Saxena. Published by Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi (2019) ISBN: 978-81-8457-863-8

  4. Salaam Bollywood: Representations and Interpretations, Edited by Vikrant Kishore, Amit Sarwal and Parichay Patra

  5. Routledge India. 2016

  6. Bollywood and its Other(s) – Towards New Configurations, Edited by Vikrant Kishore, Amit Sarwal and Parichay Patra. Palgrave MacMillan 2014

  7. From Real to Reel – Folk Dances of India in Bollywood Cinema, Published by UNESCO-APNIEVE, Australia & International Dance Council, UNESCO (2014)

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Book Chapter/Articles:

  1. Dean L. Whyke, T. Jamil, S. Kishore, V. and Zhu, Z (2024). “Transforming Knowledge through Practice: Improving Chinese Students Understanding of Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches in Documentary Studies.” Media Practice and Education, Taylor & Francis, UK.

  2. Kishore, V. (2022). The Caste Blindness of Bollywood NRI Genre Films. Senses of Cinema.

  3. Analysing the “Festival Les Cultures Du Monde” of Gannat as a site for Celebrating Cultural Diversity”. Global Media Journal, Indian Edition. 14, 1, 24 p.

  4. Internationalising Celebrity Studies: turning towards Asia. In Starring Asia – Asian Stardom and Celebrity, Volume 12, 2021 - Issue 2 (Edited by Vikrant Kishore, Jian Xu, and Glen Donner), published by Taylor & Francis

  5. Kishore, V., & Joshi, D. (2020). Rasa-aesthetics of the Purulia Chhau Dance Masks. Paper presented at the Storytelling through Masks: Ritual, Religion, Resistance, Gannat, France.

  6. Kishore, V (2019). Indian Cinema: Filmic Content, Social Interface, and New Technologies – An overview. In Indian Cinema: Filmic Content, Social Interface, and New Technologies. Published by Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, India.

  7. Kishore, V., & Cumming, J. (2018). Reinventing Sunny Leone: From a Porn Star to a Bollywood Star! In Indian Cinema: Filmic Content, Social Interface, and New Technologies. Published by Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, India.

  8. Kishore, V (2018). The Utilisation of Indian Folk Dance Forms in Bollywood - Hybridisation or Exploitation? In Changing Trends of Indian Cinema. Published by Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, India.

  9. Kishore, V (2018). Choreographing Fantastic Spectacles: Song and Dance Sequences in Bollywood Cinema. In Nationalism, Ethnicity and Media Ethics. Published by Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, India.

  10. Kishore, V. (2016). Dance of the Hindu Gods to the Western Electronic Beats: The Bollywoodisation of Purulia Style of Chhau Dance. CID at UNESCO/ World Congress. St. Petersburg. The 47th World Congress CID at UNESCO on Dance Research. 2016. ISBN 978-5-9909852-6-1 (pp. 82-97)

  11. Exploring Bollywood’s Cinematic Creativity; Vikrant Kishore & Susan Kerrigan. In Salaam Bollywood – Representations and Interpretations. Published by Routledge India. 2016

  12. Introduction. Salaam Bollywood: Representations and Interpretations, Edited by Vikrant Kishore, Amit Sarwal and Parichay Patra. Routledge India. 2016

  13. Authorship and Genre Mixing in Rakhta Charitra/Blood History of Ram Gopal Varma. (with Parichay Patra). Conference – Indian Stories, Australian Screens- RMIT Indian Film Conference & Festival, 1-4th December 2016. RMIT University, Melbourne

  14. Dil Dance Maare Re’: Bollywoodisation of the Indian Folk Dance Forms; in Bollywood and its Other(s) – Towards New Configurations.  Published by Palgrave MacMillan 2014

  15. The Systems Model of Creativity and Indian Film: A Study of Two Young Music Directors from Kerala, India; Phillip McIntyre, Bob Davis, and Vikrant Kishore in Bollywood and its Other(s) – Towards New Configurations.  Published by Palgrave MacMillan 2014

  16. Introduction Chapter. Bollywood and its Other(s) – Towards New Configurations, Edited by Vikrant Kishore, Amit Sarwal and Parichay Patra. Palgrave MacMillan 2014

  17. Kishore, V. (2011). Amitabh Bachchan: From ‘Angry Young Man’ to ‘Flirtatious Old Man’—Changing Representations of Masculinity in Bollywood. International Journal of Communication Development, 1(2012).

  18. Kishore, V. (2013). Making Love in the Rain: Depiction of Eroticism and Sexuality in the “Rain” Song and Dance Sequences of Bollywood Cinema. In P. Drummond (Ed.), THE LONDON FILM AND MEDIA READER 2 (pp. 145-153). London: The London Symposium on behalf of Academic Conferences London Ltd.

  19. Kishore, V. (2013). Sirens, Coquettes and Vamps—The Sexualized and Eroticised Representation of Women in the Indian Reality Series “Bigg Boss 5”. International Journal of Communication Development, 3(2), 1-8.

  20. Kishore, V. (2014). Bollywood Vamps and Vixens: Representations of the Negative Women Characters in Bollywood Films. In M. Hedenborg-White, & B. Sandhoff (Eds.), Transgressive Womanhood: Investigating Vamps, Witches, Whores, Serial Killers and Monsters (pp. 139-149). London: Inter-Disciplinary Press.

  21. Kishore, V. (2014). Analysing the “Festival Les Cultures Du Monde” of Gannat as a Site for Celebrating Cultural Diversity! In 37th World Congress on Dance Research (pp. 1-19). Athens, Greece: International Dance Council, UNESCO.

 

Creative work/live performance of creative work/public exhibitions (2016 onwards)

Curator – Festivals

  1. 2024                 Resilient Realms: Journeys through Dalit and Tribal Lives. A Curated segment of four films for Cineaste International Film Festival of India (CIFFI), 9 Feb. 2024, Delhi Metropolitan Education, Noida, India.

  2. 2023                 Dance of the Demons – Multimedia exhibition at the “Cultures Du Monde” International World Folklore Festival of Gannat (supported by CIOFF & UNESCO) 26-30 July 2023. Gannat, France

  3. 2021                 Janapada – A Folklore Festival in association with Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India – (27th November to 12th December 2021, online)

  4. 2021                 South Asian Stories made in Australia - Cineaste Film Festival of India organised jointly by Delhi Metropolitan Education and Deakin University. 3rd Edition 17-23rd December 2021).

  5. 2020                 Bombay Talkies - Cineaste Film Festival of India, organised by Delhi Metropolitan Education and Deakin University.

  6. 2019                 Australian Cinema - Cineaste Film Festival of India, organised jointly by Delhi Metropolitan Education and Deakin University.

  7. 2016                 Indian Stories, Australian Screens – Film Festival, Centre for Communication, Politics and Culture, RMIT University, 1 - 4 December 2016.

  8. 2016   Creative work screening – Dancing to the Tunes of Bollywood Part II. Conference – 44th World Dance Congress”, 29th June to 2nd July 2016, International Dance Council (CID), UNESCO, Athens, Greece

  9. 2016                 Dance of the Hindu Gods – A Multi-Media Exhibition at Queens Hall, Parliament of Victoria, Melbourne 29th August to 2nd September 2016.

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Organiser – Film Festival and Conferences:

2024        Festival Director – Cineaste International Film Festival of India (CIFFI), New Delhi/NOIDA. Curator – Resilient Realms: Journeys through Dalit and Tribal Lives

2023        South Asian Film Festival of Australia, Sydney, Australia, 17-19 March 2023. www.saffa.sydney

2021-2023              Festival Director – Cineaste International Film Festival of India (CIFFI), New Delhi/NOIDA https://ciffi.dme.ac.in/ciffi-2020/

2020        Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage – Storytelling Through Masks. Organised by Association Nationale Cultures Du Monde, France 16th October, 2020.

2019        Festival Director – Cineaste International Film Festival of India (CIFFI), New Delhi/NOIDA 17-20 April, 2019. https://ciffi.dme.ac.in/ciffi2019/

2018        Indian Cinema and Alternate Networks Conference (ICAN2), New Delhi/NOIDA, 16-18th November 2018. https://www.ican2018.com/

2016        Indian Stories, Australian Screen – Film Festival & Conference – RMIT University

2015        Bollywood and its Others – Film Festival and Conference,  University of Newcastle

2014        Bollywood 101 Film Festival and Conference,  University of Newcastle

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