All that glitters: In the age of social media proximity, the inevitable slow death of stardom era
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All that glitters: In the age of social media proximity, the inevitable slow death of stardom era

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“Stardom’s spotlight is a fickle jade,” writes Michael Williams in his book Film Stardom, Myth And Classicism: The Rise Of Hollywood’s Gods. Hollywood, as well as the Indian Film Industry, have both seen their fair share of magnanimous stars, their rise to stardom, some’s fall to irrelevance, and others’ immortalisation in the annals of cinema and beyond. While fame is fickle, love isn’t and Khan is the finest example of stardom done right. The stardom era is coming to an end, but as far as nostalgia goes, we have the world’s two biggest movie stars who prove that some things don’t change.

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