Portrayal of Women in Highest Grossing Indian Films in 2022

Author(s)	Rachana Gangwar, Princi Mishra
Country	India
Abstract	The paper aimed to study the representation of women in Indian films by visually analyzing the portrayal of women. This qualitative research analyzes four highest grossing Bollywood movies of the year 2022, to present the female representation in Bollywood movies. Study shows that women are usually portrayed submissive and their roles latent in movies. Female characters tend to play the ‘damsel in distress’. Women do play variety of roles in the movies, yet these characters are limited the stereotypical representation of women, usually dependent on others to move ahead. Female characters do act as a catalyst to move the plot forward but never alone. It can be concluded that though characters are particularly modernized yet their representation are regressive in nature. Women in movies and their roles have evolved with time but there is still a long way ahead to cover.
Keywords	Bollywood, Cinema, Films, Women, Female Characters, Society, Indian, Female Representation, Visual Observation
Field	Sociology > Journalism / Media
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023
Published On	2023-11-28
Cite This	Portrayal of Women in Highest Grossing Indian Films in 2022 - Rachana Gangwar, Princi Mishra - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023.

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