The first Indian to become an international film star, Sabu rose to
fame as a child actor in Elephant Boy (1937), and subsequently
appeared in a succession of British pictures before relocating to
Hollywood, where he died in 1963. Repeatedly cast in orientalist
extravaganzas and jungle thrillers, he was associated with the
'exotic' and the 'primitive' in ways that reflected contemporary
attitudes towards India and 'the East' more generally. In this
captivating study, Michael Lawrence explores the historical,
political, cultural contexts of Sabu's popularity as a star, and
considers the technological and industrial shifts that shaped his
career - from the emergence of Technicolor in the late 1930s to the
breakdown of the studio system in the 1950s. Attending to the
detail of Sabu's distinctively physical performances, Lawrence
shows how his agency as an actor enabled him to endure, exceed and
exploit his unique star image.
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