Does Bollywood have a women problem?
6 years, 11 months ago

Does Bollywood have a women problem?

Al Jazeera  

Critics say depictions of women in Indian cinema normalise misogynistic ideas and sexual harassment. Condemning the seemingly lax treatment of rape in the movie, the Indian film critic Anna MM Vetticad wrote: “A more troublesome superfluous moment comes during the song-and-dance accompanying the closing credits, during which Huma Qureshi throws come-hither looks at Dhawan, which is jarring since Raghu had repeatedly raped her character.” While Badlapur tilts towards the more extreme end of misogynistic portrayal in Indian cinema, the problem is widespread, according to researchers. Pervasive gender bias A 2002 study of popular Hindi language movies from the late 90s said moderate sexual violence against female characters was “depicted as fun, enjoyable, and a normal expression of romantic love”. “We don’t have a lot of women writers,” she said, adding: “All the female characters are being written by men and that’s the reason they’re very stereotypical.” That’s a view shared by the head of the All India Progressive Women’s Association, Kavita Krishnan, who told Al Jazeera that even women who manage to break into Bollywood had little influence over the direction the film industry took. “They basically have confused romance with eve-teasing, which is extremely dangerous because that’s what young kids are growing up seeing.” Female representation The women Al Jazeera spoke to all agreed that a solution to misogyny in Bollywood would only come about when there was greater representation for women in the industry and when men were no longer relied on to produce stories about women.

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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10 months ago

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New Indian Express  

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Firstpost  

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Live Mint  

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The evolution of female sexuality in Bollywood over the years
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The evolution of female sexuality in Bollywood over the years

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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CNN  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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Op India  

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3 years ago

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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Firstpost  

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3 years, 6 months ago

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India TV News  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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The Quint  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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News 18  

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4 years ago

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Live Mint  

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4 years, 5 months ago

Women power for powerful men?

Deccan Chronicle  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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News 18  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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News 18  

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4 years, 11 months ago

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Live Mint  

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5 years ago

How women and their roles have evolved in Bollywood: A timeline

India TV News  

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Women’s Day 2020: How Bollywood’s feminism changed from male bashing to fighting patriarchy
5 years ago

Women’s Day 2020: How Bollywood’s feminism changed from male bashing to fighting patriarchy

Hindustan Times  

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5 years, 3 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

Bollywood star Katrina Kaif has said comparing box office collections of female-led films with those headlined by male superstars is unjustified as the projects don’t get the same financial backing. “My argument to that is, which I discuss with a lot of producers I’m close to and have worked with, give the female dominated films, with may be one or …

Farah Khan believes Bollywood is not male-dominated: ‘You have to blame rest of the country, who patronises movies?’
5 years, 4 months ago

Farah Khan believes Bollywood is not male-dominated: ‘You have to blame rest of the country, who patronises movies?’

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan does not agree with the view that Bollywood is a male-dominated industry. “It’s about who brings in maximum money,” Farah explained, underlining her opinion that power equations in Bollywood were not gender-specific. Farah Khan started her Bollywood journey as a choreographer for the Aamir Khan-starrer Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, and since then she worked as a dance …

Only 1% Films Show Women As Leaders: Report On Women In Media
5 years, 5 months ago

Only 1% Films Show Women As Leaders: Report On Women In Media

The Quint  

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Bollywood hails women power!
5 years, 10 months ago

Bollywood hails women power!

Hindustan Times  

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5 years, 11 months ago

Where are the women in Indian theatre?

Live Mint  

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Bollywood is focussing on women-centric issues and how
5 years, 11 months ago

Bollywood is focussing on women-centric issues and how

India TV News  

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Gully Boy and the female gaze: Zoya Akhtar leads the way with unapologetic depiction of women's sexual desire
6 years, 1 month ago

Gully Boy and the female gaze: Zoya Akhtar leads the way with unapologetic depiction of women's sexual desire

Firstpost  

Mainstream Bollywood has always underplayed the female desire due to the near hegemony of male producers, writers and directors, who called the shots for decades. Gully Boy makes a distinctive mark in subtly stating female desires and wishes, making one yearn for more films in Hindi that are imbued with a similarly firm, sensitive female gaze. The most direct, impactful …

Women need to have more representation in films: Sonam Kapoor
6 years, 1 month ago

Women need to have more representation in films: Sonam Kapoor

India TV News  

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Bollywood and MeToo: Film industry lifts sexual abuse taboo
6 years, 4 months ago

Bollywood and MeToo: Film industry lifts sexual abuse taboo

Al Jazeera  

From violence and harassment to the gender pay gap and intimidation, abuse is widely reported. “I’d often wonder, Angelina Jolie can be a sex symbol in a film like Gia and yet win awards for it,” she tells Al Jazeera. In a strange development last year, for example, veteran choreographer Saroj Khan said that “casting couch” behaviour – offering women …

Women in Cinema Collective: A group supporting a colleague is growing into a professional women’s body in Kerala’s film industry
6 years, 4 months ago

Women in Cinema Collective: A group supporting a colleague is growing into a professional women’s body in Kerala’s film industry

The Hindu  

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Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment row: Swara Bhasker analyses why #MeToo movement evades Bollywood
6 years, 5 months ago

Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment row: Swara Bhasker analyses why #MeToo movement evades Bollywood

Firstpost  

Swara Bhasker was one of the first persons to support Tanushree Dutta when the latter accused Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of Horn Ok Pleassss 10 years ago. In some sense everyone is compromised by these close relationships and friendships because when a crisis breaks- like an outsider accusing an industry veteran of sexual harassment at …

Sexual harassment unfortunate and absolutely wrong, says Vinay Pathak on Tanushree Dutta’s claims
6 years, 5 months ago

Sexual harassment unfortunate and absolutely wrong, says Vinay Pathak on Tanushree Dutta’s claims

Hindustan Times  

Bollywood actor Vinay Pathak on Friday said the incidents of sexual harassment of female actors are very unfortunate and should not mar a woman’s talent. Vinay Pathak was reacting to questions on the Tanushree Dutta’s claims at the Digital Storytelling workshop in Kolkata. He said this here while reacting to the ongoing controversy surrounding actress Tanushree Dutta’s claim of sexual …

Tanushree Dutta is brave — Let's not muzzle her by giving in to Bollywood’s inherent patriarchy
6 years, 5 months ago

Tanushree Dutta is brave — Let's not muzzle her by giving in to Bollywood’s inherent patriarchy

Firstpost  

As the dust settles around the storm that Tanushree Dutta has thrown up with her allegations against Nana Patekar, choreographer Ganesh Acharya, producer Sami Siddiqui and director Rakesh Narang all pointing fingers towards her has gotten a frantic pace. This can be put down to the fact that a young, relatively new female actor facing harassment is an accepted norm …

Kareena Kapoor Khan: Feminism isn’t about male bashing
6 years, 9 months ago

Kareena Kapoor Khan: Feminism isn’t about male bashing

Hindustan Times  

Riding high on the great response her Friday release, Veere Di Wedding, is garnering, Kareena Kapoor Khan has once again proved why she’s among the top names in the film industry. In a freewheeling chat, the actor clarifies her misunderstood feminist remark and also talks about the kind of films she’s been a part of and scripts she would want …

Veere Di Wedding: Feminism is now a buzzword, and the onus of talking about it solely rests on Bollywood's women
6 years, 9 months ago

Veere Di Wedding: Feminism is now a buzzword, and the onus of talking about it solely rests on Bollywood's women

Firstpost  

As we move into the sixth month of 2018, one can sense that we have reached a tipping point in India, in terms of gender. The Kathua and Unnao rape cases have widened narratives surrounding gender and sexual violence against women, in terms of why such crimes are perpetuated and what are their outcomes. Sri Reddy’s nude protest, more conversations …

Aparna Sen says filmmakers like Farah Khan play by 'patriarchal rules' to be successful
7 years, 1 month ago

Aparna Sen says filmmakers like Farah Khan play by 'patriarchal rules' to be successful

Firstpost  

Mumbai: National award-winning filmmaker Aparna Sen on Thursday said that though there are several women in the field of direction now, some of them like Farah Khan have a distinct male gaze and play by “patriarchal rules” to become successful. For instance, Farah Khan, who makes predominantly mainstream films, has a distinct male gaze, except has a tongue firmly planted …

Leading ladies!
7 years, 1 month ago

Leading ladies!

Deccan Chronicle  

The film industry has come quite a long way in terms of the type of movies being made. This heroine-centric movie crossed the 100 crore mark in the first week, making it a commercial success. South Indian actress Anushka Shetty’s trilinguial movie Bhaagamathie too created a rage at the box office in the country and the USA, where it joined …

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