Main Centring Women in Bollywood Biopics : Empowerment and Agency in Contemporary Indian Cinema
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Centring Women in Bollywood Biopics : Empowerment and Agency in Contemporary Indian Cinema

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This book explores the dramatic rise in popularity of the women’s biopic in contemporary Bollywood, within the context of wider cultural shifts over the past decade.Delving into the societal shifts reflected in the genre, both on and off screen, the book explores the contours of individual agency and the centring of women in Indian cinema. The book offers new insight into women-centric Hindi biopics, a fast-rising genre carving out a tradition of its own, with female directors and actors contributing to this rising postfeminist celebration of women’s agency and individuality. The authors posit that the alternative narratives, created by Bollywood and accepted by mainstream audiences, have become a catalyst to elevate women or female actors to protagonists, without the need to conform to the sexist mores of mainstream Bollywood.This book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and upper-level students in the areas of film studies, media industries, gender and feminism, and South Asian studies.
Request Code : ZLIBIO4441779
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Year:
2024
Edition:
1
Publisher:
Routledge
Language:
English
Pages:
206
ISBN 10:
1032421908
ISBN 13:
9781032421902
ISBN:
1032421908,9781032421902
Series:
Routledge Advances in Film Studies

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