Malini Ranganathan

Jun 25, 2024 | scroll.in | Malini Ranganathan |David Pike |Sapana Doshi

Its primary identity formed by the topos of the world-class city, Dubai and its iconic towers have been the setting of more than fifty movies from Hollywood, Bollywood, and beyond. Bollywood thriller Sarkar 3, for instance, displaces the locus of corruption from the titular strongman in Mumbai to landgrab crime boss “Sir” (Jackie Shroff) living in exile amid the skyscrapers and high-end luxuries of Dubai.