Abstract
There are millions of die-hard film fans around the world, but it might be said that their affective intensity is particularly concentrated in the cinema halls and the public spaces of India. Fans in India come from all walks of life: they are men and women; straight and queer people; adults, grandparents, and children; Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians. As such, could fandom point to a new kind of future, one that transcends rather than reinscribes differences?