The phenomenon of star and the causes or bases of its emergence and popular identification is explored in this paper through a critical review of extant literature. The review examines the alternative explanation on this subject that posits reasons that are economic, sociological, cultural, historical and psychological in nature. An important component within the commodity complex of a film, a star is the prime attraction towards which the production value of the film is centred around as a gravitating force. The phenomenon of stardom, albeit a popular one is not a simplistic and thus is not explainable in any straitjacketed manner. It requires a deeper understanding of a discursive constructivist approach, the innate charisma of the star, the audience identification with a sacred object of totemic valences and a complementing superlative alter.
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