
Nazini Nazar
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education completely online or in digital format
different from the real one, it’s a place which helps people to escape from the everyday grind of life. Film is a
popular media of mass consumption, which plays a key position in moulding belief, transferring ideas,
constructing reality and reinforcing dominant cultural values in the society. Movies taught us several things,
which go to our unconscious mind. This preconceived thought of the male trigger to portray women as a
selling object, weaker sex, pessimistic and a normal housewife. It is very difficult in male dominant film
industry to overcome these stereotypical margins. Secret superstar is one such movie that breaks our very idea
of gender bias and religious tolerance. Being it a girl or women, this movie portrayed women as a decision
maker against all odds in life. This paper deals with representations of female characters in mainstream
Bollywood cinema “Secret Superstar” and how they are depicted on screen is critical in decisive the furtherance
of already existing stereotype films.
education completely online or in digital format
different from the real one, it’s a place which helps people to escape from the everyday grind of life. Film is a
popular media of mass consumption, which plays a key position in moulding belief, transferring ideas,
constructing reality and reinforcing dominant cultural values in the society. Movies taught us several things,
which go to our unconscious mind. This preconceived thought of the male trigger to portray women as a
selling object, weaker sex, pessimistic and a normal housewife. It is very difficult in male dominant film
industry to overcome these stereotypical margins. Secret superstar is one such movie that breaks our very idea
of gender bias and religious tolerance. Being it a girl or women, this movie portrayed women as a decision
maker against all odds in life. This paper deals with representations of female characters in mainstream
Bollywood cinema “Secret Superstar” and how they are depicted on screen is critical in decisive the furtherance
of already existing stereotype films.