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Fans:
Lawrence Liang
All photographs courtesy the author
A scholarly pursuit of the fan club phenomenon led Lawrence Liang to the street
of Bangalore, in 2005, where a mighty army of fans of the film-star Rajinikant
was preparing to celebrate the release of his latest film Chandramukhi. As cine
ma conquered reality, Liang found it increasingly difficult to retain his autonom
and maintain a professional distance. On on impulse, he decided to abandon th
notebook and embrace the new role that had been suddenly thrust upon hi
move hovering on the brink of perilous discovery, as he was to soon find out.
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