Portayal of Women in Different Eras of Indian Cinema

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2021 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 8 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Pallavi Jha

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I2P109

How to Cite?

Pallavi Jha, "Portayal of Women in Different Eras of Indian Cinema," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 8,  no. 2, pp. 51-53, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I2P109

Abstract:

Since its origin in 1913, Indian cinemas have been an important medium and most influential and powerful tool in molding opinions, constructing images, and reinforcing dominant cultural values in Indian society. The Indian movies have been a vital medium to communicate social insights and conditions, while continuing to function as an important mode of entertainment to the masses (Gupta & Gupta, 2013)1. The most powerful medium of communication in Indian society, as pointed out by Butalia is commercial Indian cinema (Butalia, 1984)2. The present paper is an attempt to discover the representation of women characters in different eras in mainstream Indian Hindi cinema. It is witnessed that the representation of women in mainstream Hindi cinema has undergone a sea change during 100 years of its history. The central point of discussion of the present paper is as to how the portrayal of women in the movie has been changed from a submissive and docile woman to a vamp in 1960s-1970s and an item song girl in contemporary Hindi cinema. The present paper intends to take into account the portrayal of Indian women in different shades in a society dominated by patriarchal social order.

Keywords:

cinema, docile, item song girl, representation, women.

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