A number of Bollywood films create meaning and geopolitical narratives through dialogue, raw images, settings, costumes and historical contexts. This study examines three contemporary Indian films — Earth (Deepa Mehta, 1998), Lagaan (Ashutosh Gowariker, 2001) and Sarfarosh (John Matthew Matthan, 1999) — that explore sub-continental history with a particular focus on insecurity, mistrust and suspicion. It discusses how socio-cultural and regional differences are (re)produced and how geopolitical meanings of ‘we’ and ‘they’ are narrated and constructed through Bollywood. These films construct an image of identity, belonging and difference, emphasizing that Hindus and Muslims are Indians however some legacies and suffering brought on during the partition of British India are still alive in memories when discrimination and exclusion are practiced in their ancestral homelands.

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印度宝莱坞：归属与差异的地缘政治文本以及不信任与怀疑的叙述

许多宝莱坞电影通过对话、原始图像、场景、服装和历史背景创造意义和地缘政治叙事。这项研究考察了三部当代印度电影——《地球》（Deepa Mehta，1998 年）、《Lagaan》（Ashutosh Gowariker，2001 年）和《萨法罗什》（John Matthew Matthan，1999 年）——它们探索了次大陆的历史，特别关注不安全感、不信任和猜疑。它讨论了社会文化和地区差异是如何（重新）产生的，以及“我们”和“他们”的地缘政治意义如何通过宝莱坞来叙述和构建。这些电影构建了身份、归属和差异的形象，