Representation Of Women In Mainstream
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Representation Of Women In Mainstream
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REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN INMAINSTREAM BOLLYWOODMOVIES
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................1METHODOLOGY .........................................................................................................................4Justification for choices of methods.......................................................................................4Ethical Consideration.............................................................................................................5PRESENTATION AND FINDINGS .............................................................................................6Depiction of Women in Bollywood movies...........................................................................6Box office India......................................................................................................................7Role of Women in Indian Cinema..........................................................................................8Portrayal of women in Hindi Films........................................................................................8Statistical representation of women in mainstream bollywood movies.................................9Changing roles......................................................................................................................10CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12Illustration IndexIllustration 1: Graph representing growth of female and male singers ...........................................4Illustration 2: Roles differentiation in Bollywood movie................................................................6Illustration 3: Rise of Female Centrefire movie in Bollywood........................................................7
INTRODUCTIONRepresentation of Women in main stream bloodwood film can be a critical point ofdiscussion because there are numerous movies which are focused on empowering of femaleswhereas there are film where the women are being dominated by male dominating society. TheBollywood film do not discriminate between the character choices and represents what is the erais going through. The focus of representation is to reflect the society about the condition ofwomen in individual society as compare to other western countries (Tere, 2012). The essay isfocused on analysing review of different films from secondary sources like box office, and roleof females in different Hindi films. H1 There is significant relationship between women status in society and Bollywood womenrepresentation.H2 There is significant relationship between changing role of females in society andrepresentation in Hindi films.This secondary study will assist in developing critical understanding over the role andrepresentation of women's in Bollywood movie. Further, the presentation will assist in derivingstatistic of gender reflections in main stream Hindi cinema. However, the presentation andfindings of research will be focused on feminist film criticism, stereotype and Bollywoodrepresentation.Research questionsHow women are represented in Bollywood films?Explain role of Women in Indian Cinema? What does women and their character portrays in Hindi films?LITERATURE REVIEWCinema is meant for entertainment. It takes people to a world away from real life. It helpspeople to find the truth behind cinema. In the recent era, cinema and media were focused onfeminist criticism. Cinema has restricted itself to define sketches of womanhood. Whereas,media has able to transcend borders and look into deep issues. According to Kapoor, Bhuptaniand Agneswaran, 2017, Indian cinema has represented women in a better way. It has created apositive image in society where woman are considered as a curse. Due to cinema, now, womenare developing themselves as a better human being. Feminist theory has taken up distinct relationin cinematic narratives it has stereotyped female characters in cinema. As elucidated by Rasul,1
2017, there are several movies that has focused on feminist theory. It has created a great impacton the minds of audience. Besides this, cinema has changed their concept of movies with time.During seventies, there was gender discrimination in cinema. But with more participation ofwomen in cinema, it changed the overall concept. As per the views of Rasul and Raney, 2016cinema has shown women empowerment by focusing on Indian society. It can be seen indifferent movies:- Highway – This movie was released in 2014 directed by Imtiaz Ali. It focuses on the story of agirl who develops Stockholm syndrome after being kidnapped. It shows the way women can'texpress their feelings when they are hurt by own family members. Also, it describes the Indianfamily culture and way in which children are affected. After being kidnapped, Verra meet a manwho is also abused by his father. They both share their feelings on a beautiful journey. Thisconcludes that girls want to live a peaceful and independent life. How family member can alsobe a threat for childDear zindagi – This movie was released in 2016 produced by Gauri Khan. It is based on the lifeof a girl who is not happy with her life. She (Kaira) wants to direct her own films. After breakingup with childhood love, Kaira was forced to live with her parents. But she starts facing someissues resulting in unhappiness. Then, she met Dr. Jahangir who is a psychologist. This movieshows that how abandoning a child can result in disputes. Also, it explained the way in whichparent’s one mistake can affect their child’s life. Apart from that, movie describes how girls areabandoned by society. Kahani – A story of a pregnant women whose mission was to find out her husband murdered. Itis entirely based on feminism and motherhood. It was released in 2012. Beside this, it shows howa woman can dominate society if she wants to. The concept of movie is based on search for acriminal by a woman. Moreover, it reflects how a woman can achieve her goals and show theirdominance in the society. It is said by Nair and Tamang, 2016 that feminism in Indian cinema has reflected indifferent concepts that are followed by the society. Also, it how narrowed the gap between maleand female. This is the reason why there has been change in society’s thinking. As elucidated byStephens and Lee, 2018, it is important to identify the nature of women in media. This isbecause; women are consistently being harassed and sexualized. In addition to this, evaluation ofwomen in film suggests that role of actress is dependent of actor. Also, male dominate in whole2
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