WAR MOVIES IN HOLLYWOOD AND

BOLLYWOOD: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Dissertation

SUBMITTED TO THE

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES,

GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY, AMRITSAR

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR

THE DEGREE OF

MASTERS OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

(2015-2017)

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SEHAJPAL SINGH
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

SR. NO. TOPIC PAGE NO.

1. CHAPTER-1 : INTRODUCTION 1-10

OBJECTIVES 8

HYPOTHESES 8

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 9

LIMITATIONS 9

2. CHAPTER-2 : REVIEW OF LITERATURE 11-20

3. CINEMA AND THE WAR FILM AS A 21-46

GENRE

4. HOLLYWOOD AND BOLLYWOOD WAR 47-72

MOVIES : COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

5. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION 73-75

6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
REVIEW OF
LITERATURE
CINEMA AND
THE WAR FILM
AS A GENRE
HOLLYWOOD
AND
BOLLYWOOD
WAR MOVIES:
COMPARATIVE
ANALYSIS
FINDINGS AND
CONCLUSION
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