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Dr, Sudhir, Nikam .
rayal of women in
it d Cinema :
“* Asst Prof, Swapna K Jadhav - Seminar Orgnizer
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in the cine world
Dr. Kavita Shastri
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Dr. Asha N. Rabb
er in Indian Hindi Cinema
* Dr, Disha Madan
mental concern through films and literature: 23
nce to Shivarama Karanth’s Kannada novel
rida kanasu” and its movie adaptation.
_* Asst. Prof Padmashree G
roblems of young generation in the novels of
tan Bhagat; Fascinating theme for Indian cinema
+ Asst. Prof Roma M. Ludrik tx
oving Women’s Depiction and hae \
hting Stereotypes in Contemporary /
ma and Literature
* Miss. Chaitra Nagammanavar
vironmental Concern through
ns and Literature”
* Smt, Bhosale. Vidya. Vasant 40
der Inequality & Subalternity i
haran ae abaits The Out caste (Akkarmashi) |
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he social problems, attitude of society, poverta ic instead of fan
vse erandeur of Kings and their adventures. Literature from times ite
Naso depicted its patriarchal views on women, same thing continued
to. Mos widely eld views on women at: they are the Weaker sexs
jelp of a man 0 protect them, only if a Woman imitates man's agin get
empowered, they are not capable of administration, they just the objects of please,
they are like commodities whose qualities are obedience and chastity towards,
owner Man, In cinemas too, these attitudes were upheld no matter wi
Hollywood, Bollywood or Tollywood. In cinemas or in literature she
the part of heroine who is secondary to the hero, she is there in the film only fr
the sake of pleasure of audience’ eyes and the centre of the film ishero oma
But in recent cinemas there has been considerable change. Many feminisic
movies have not only hit the theatre but also emerged as blockbusters. They at
Wonder woman, Pink, Arundathi and Bahubali Part 1 and II,
Wonder Woman — a Pioneer of Superwoman Moyies:
We all are familiar with the Superheroes like Batman, Spiderman, and
Superman so on. Alll these are male centric films, They strengthened the stereotype
of men being the stronger sex, the actions in the films depicted were i
protecting a beautifull, delicate lady who is unable to protect herselt tis
strengthened another stereotype of women being the weaker sex. But ete i
Wy sinsle movie portraying Super heroine until this film hit the theatres. vss
ponder woman starring Gal Gadot This film got inspiration ! Grek
ee oh, the Amazons. They were a tribe of women ws rior Tie wos
ths. They were violent and invasive and their main concem of Me as
wnat. Francisco de Orellana gave the A, River its name after coming
the battles with ia gave the Amazon River its nam :
Amnitzons, ne es of female warriors whom he felt vee
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n the movie Gal oe ‘onder Woman. g ‘Amazon, tr is a Pm
isolated from the rest of te ae Princes ii i +
She meets ¢} . orld. She grows up as an ae conflict
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co tinal (Tapsees Falak ancl Andrea, They’ are fw deals wih the
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Kajveer who is thom influential background and ‘ioe eOnEEH Where
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a jowards Minal, Bven after her saying ‘NO" he doesn't stay aren an
sissies up bate and is Rajveer, resus Breve nye Ae
soe this Rajveer and his friends turn their lives into nightmare, 1
nt against her and labels all three as prostitutes, Then to thelr dafoe
comes Deepak Sehgal (Amitab), He not only plays the role of the lawyer firihe
three girls but also through that character tries to exposé double standards of the
asso. Atte end Deepak Sehgal wins the case by saying, whether @ woman i
asex worker, Wife or slave, ifshe says ‘no’ to being touched, then no man has the
to force himself on her, It has earned high rating of 8,2/10 by IMDb, It
nade the audiences to question their conscience and get out of certain stereotypes,
jrundathi~ A Story of a Brave Indian Queen:
We all are familiar with phrase “Once lived a brave King” because all the
previous works or films dealt with brave Kings and not Queens, But here is a
movie which relates the story of a brave Queen, It was also one such movie
which broke the stereotype of Indian women wearing saree, following customs
and traditions are weak, This movie has a character Arundathi also known as
‘kjamma. She is a brave queen of Gadwal dynasty, The story deals rebirth of
Anundathi in the same family. The story begins when ‘Arundathi in her second
iit arives to that place strange incidents begins to take place, Soon she senses
te trouble and asks the old lady Chandramma to narrate the happenings of ve
Bx. She tells about the valiant queen of Gadwal dynasty Jejamma and ahr
‘oer Pashupathi, who is her sister’s husband, He is @ womanizer, rapes and Kis
al women he comes across. Her father is unable to punish him as he oe :
aw. One day sick of all this Bhargavi ‘commits suicide. It is then ja
i ei punishes Pashupath. He is beaten and dragged pore oe a
velng to die, Jeejamma comes of the age. She has nae day on the day of
ee punted warrior and loved by the people of Gadwal. ver through Nagas:
IgjatTage Pashupathi comes back. He has gained Po urders him and &
Bare ronal her art of dance and invasive ala ee ret as he tums into
2 emg lt around his body. But the problem isnot Oe
. For which Arundathi takes rebirth to kill him. ‘ shown nor like other
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Full of Lionhearted Women:
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mest svetami played by Ramya Krishnay Deyagat
Avanthika played by Tamannaah, Siv enti a
ikers the power after the death of her brother.
or husband is handicapped and he is unable to rule.
Bahubali ata witch who favors her son over her brother. |
is nt eated & "Gy thing she sees is the capability on whee
v equally. OFF: power to handle the crisis inthe knggps tit
¢ feels she is insulted by Devasena for reject;
ealizes her mistake. At last she sacrifices
+ Devasena’s son’s life from Balaldev. Devasena is one her
character who is not portrayed as weak .Instead it is shown that
be won over by power or money but by the respect and gentleness, She.
twenty-five years but never compromises with Balaldev. Avanthika js ag
Narrior who is determined to free Devasena from Balaldev’s prison,
wu the above mentioned are recent blockbusters which Were women
movies, They succesfully proved that films can be a big hit even when
4 Gangajal 2, Gulabi Gang and Kannada movie like Rass
have been successful in breaking the gender stereotypes. But the sad pani
recent movies is objectification of women through item songs. This is agip
creating a view that women are mere object of pleasure.
Contemporary Literature and Women:
Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth and Madame Bovary are some of the fant
‘works which show women who don’t listen to husband have to be tamed, sta
are witches and women are cheaters. But Modern writers have produced:
women oriented works which outlaw all these stereotypes. Some of the
that have destroyed stereotypes attached to women are C S Lewis's
Namia- where a little girl Lucy unlike the stereotype which says- #
love adventures, she loves adventures, She also interacts with the gig
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a Arundathi. Directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, performance by Anushka Shetty,
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Bahubali:
Raghavendr
The Beginning. Directed by Rajamaul?i, E
a, Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Deg Hite Fasc
Daggubati, Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Sathyaraj, Na car,
Krishnan Ramya, M M. Kreem, and Karan Johar , 2015. :
| Bahubali-2: The Conclusion. Directed by Rajamaui?i, Es E, Rao K.
Raghavendra, Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni, performance by Rana
Daggubati, Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Sathyaraj, Na car,
amya, M M. Kreem, and Karan Johar , 2017.
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6, Bambara, Toni C. The Black Woman: An Anthology. , 1970. Print.
1. Pink. Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, performance by Amitab
Bachchan, Tapsi Panu, N H STUDIOZ. 2016
. Wonder Woman. Directed by Petty Jenkins, performance by Gal Gadot,
Wamer Bros, 2017.
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