Rachel Dwyer, a leading scholar of Bollywood cinema, will present "Happy Ever After: Hindi Films and the Happy Ending." Dwyer is professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and author of the soon-to-be-released Bollywood's India: Hindi Cinema as a Guide to Modern India, as well as Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema and One Hundred Bollywood Films. Dwyer will discuss why people claim that Hindi films have formulaic 'happy endings' despite evidence to the contrary, and provide alternative ways for understanding Bollywood cinema. Her talk is part of South Asian Identity Week and the Year of India.