Papers by Ankita chowdhury
Cinema is a mirror of society and has become an integral part of our life. Gender stereotype is a... more Cinema is a mirror of society and has become an integral part of our life. Gender stereotype is an important aspect of our society and its impact is reflected even on screen. This paper talks about how women are misrepresented in the mainstream Bollywood movies. This paper tries to analyze how the women has lost their importance in the film by underrepresentation on screen. This paper analyzes two film Kabir Singh and Cocktail in detail to understand the misrepresentation of women in mainstream Bollywood movies. Women are not only underrepresented in comparison to men but are misrepresented in comparison to other women as well. Different aspect like occupation, posters, screen timing are highlighted to show the gender biasness and gender stereotype in the movies.
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Papers by Ankita chowdhury