Yet another International Women’s Day might have passed on, but issues about the objectification of women in Bollywood movies remain.
Sixteen Shades of the Bollywood Eve
(Continued from Part 1)
- · The Avenger
She is the one with a resilient spirit. She takes up an issue and brings it to a logical conclusion.
Nadira started this trend in Hunterwaali(The Lady with a Whip) way back in 1935. Several others followed.Hema Malini played a role with negative shades in Laal Patthar(Red Stone, 1971). Rekha extracted a revenge in Khoon Bhari Maang (The Blood-filled Hair Parting, 1988). In Insaaf Ka Tarazu(Scale of Justice, 1980), Zeenat Amaan took a serial rapist to court. Mirch Masala(Spices, 1987) depicted a fiery Smita Patil who resists the amorous advances of a village headman. Zakhmi Aurat(Wounded Woman, 1988), had Dimple Kapadia avenging her rape by means of castrating the perpetrators of the crime.
Damini(Lightning, 1993) raised the issues involved in bringing a rapist to justice. In Bandit…
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