Babes in Bollywond

Running Head : WOMEN IN BOLLYWOOD

Women in Bollywood

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Women in Bollywood

Film is somehow a depiction of real life . The movies produced reflect a nation 's culture and the interplay of its citizens within the society Such interplay is the role of a man and a woman in India . Cinema in India is the largest productive movie industry in the world . Known as Bollywood , Indians are able to make films which portray the Indian 's way of life , promote their sense of identity , and

their nationalism

By looking at Indian films , one can have the general idea of the Indian society . Women , in particular , are clearly portrayed in Bollywood . There are notions of what a `good ' and a `bad ' woman is . The actions of women depicted in the films also create norms on how women are placed in the society . Just like films from other countries , Bollywood have mostly projected women in a standardize character (Mishra , 2002 ,

. xix Though the Indian culture evolves in accordance with modern times , women representation in films somehow has been typified within the norms

Two of the best-selling Hindi movies that made its mark on Bollywood Cinema have women as the main character . Mother India (1957 ) and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994 , both are notable works in the Indian film industry . The former being a dramatic movie and the latter , a romantic comedy combined with musical . These two films presented women who are bounded by the traditions of the society...