Relevance of Bechdel Test and Reverse Bechdel Test in Women-Centric Indian Cinema: A Case Study of English Vinglish and Queen

International Journal of Communication and Media Science

© 2020 by SSRG - IJCMS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : J. B. Anna Asheervadham Mary, Dr. Mallika Vijaya Kumar

10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V7I2P101

How to Cite?

J. B. Anna Asheervadham Mary, Dr. Mallika Vijaya Kumar, "Relevance of Bechdel Test and Reverse Bechdel Test in Women-Centric Indian Cinema: A Case Study of English Vinglish and Queen," SSRG International Journal of Communication and Media Science, vol. 7,  no. 2, pp. 1-5, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V7I2P101

Abstract:

Various researchers have found that the representation of women in films has been repeatedly following gender stereotypes. The feminists all over the world have been in opposition to these gender stereotypes played by women but after constant approaches, the portrayal of female characters has changed. The films English Vinglish and Queen are used to analyze in this study using the Bechdel Test and Reverse Bechdel Test. Bechdel Test and Reverse Bechdel test are used in bringing out whether there is an existence of gender difference in films. The films are analyzed using content analysis of scenes in the films by doing an analysis of how many female characters and how many male characters are mentioned and how many female to female interations are in the film and how many male to male characters interactions are available in the film. The study concludes that the female characters are given a more important place in films than that of the male parts in women-centric films.

Keywords:

Women-Centric Films, Stereotypes, Portrayal of Women, Bechdel Test, English Vinglish and Queen

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