New Age media has repeatedly published articles about the problems with Bollywood. About how movies portray actresses, awards, and the million things that are related to Bollywood and our society. This article comes with the hope of making a difference, however small. It comes from a desire that women everywhere can watch a movie and be entertained instead of being infuriated, …
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Objectification and Sexism in Bollywood – The Bollywood Diva Song
Soon the viral video ‘The Bollywood Diva Song’ starring Kangana Ranaut was released, the video gained widespread attention for a number of different reasons. And one of them was the highlighting of the rampant sexism and objectification in Bollywood. Let’s discuss this in the context of the video briefly. The whole mock dance number shows the stereotypical way in which female …
Sheila and Munni: The Women in Bollywood
Is the inadequate portrayal and remuneration of women in Bollywood a reflection of the larger Indian society? Bollywood has often been a source of homeliness to Indian students studying away from home. A member of this international student club, I often found myself watching melodramas like ‘Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gham’ to cure my homesickness. I grew up in the …
Hindi Cinema and Outrageous Depictions of Rape
Not many would remember but way back in 1996, Madhuri Dixit had done an immensely forgettable film called “Prem Granth.” The regressive tale of a rape survivor whose ordeal only begins with the incident, the movie would count as one of the most disgusting depictions of the already gruesome act and possible aftermath. From “Prem Granth” in the 90s to …
Mocking their Own Sensibilities: What Were Popular Female Actors Doing to Themselves Last Year?
In an outlandish scene in a treacherously banal film called Happy New Year released last year, lead actress Deepika Padukone listens naively awestruck as her co-star, popular Hindi film actor Shah Rukh Khan, taking advantage of her limited knowledge of the English language, makes vulgar comments any woman would be outraged at. Padukone who interestingly made headlines last year for …
Undermining Women and their Sensibilities – Adultery in Hindi Cinema
In an industry progressively endorsing its belief in the equality of the two sexes, it is interesting to see Hindi cinema’s age old and often naïve and stereotypical take on adultery. Primarily, it often seems that we refuse to accept that it is not just the men who may find the grass greener on the other side. Women may also …