PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN FILM

                                     PORTRAYAL  OF WOMEN IN FILM
Although our heroines have come into their own in contemporary cinema, many films  even today are made from the point of view of a male gaze. We analyse the changing portrayal of women in the movies
In her book Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation author Carolyn Cocca asks, ‘If we never see a women portrayed as a leader, a mentor, a professional; if we see women only as interested in their own looks and in romance, in need of rescue, and emotional, and if we never see women as heroes, what happens to our imagination for ourselves and our world? After more than a 100 years since the birth of the Indian film industry, these are questions that apply as much to Hindi cinema as to Hollywood.
Certainly, the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema has come a long way from the early days when men played women’s roles and the profession was completely taboo for women. Today, while pay parity is still far from reality, women occupy spaces within the industry both behind and in front of the camera. Yet, the Hindi film industry and its stories remain male-dominated. The power of a male star continues to determine a movie’s journey; stories are written with male actors in mind and often amended to ensure greater box-office traction.
                                                                                                                    - N.AISHWARYA

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