-
India of the 1970s and Gulzar’s Construction of Gender: Aandh as a Case for Indian Women
- Editor(s):
- Jyotirmaya Patnaik (see profile)
- Date:
- 2019
- Group(s):
- Communication Studies, Feminist Humanities, Film-Philosophy, Film Studies, Television Studies
- Subject(s):
- Motion pictures, Indic, Women's studies, Reportage literature
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Aandhi, Gulzar, India cinema, Hindi cinema, Gender, Gender studies, Indian cinema, Literary journalism
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/bvx0-rg56
- Abstract:
- This paper examines the social construction of gender by Gulzar in the film Aandhi and maps it with the cultural and socio-political changes that took place in the country during that era. Aandhi1 is the first Hindi film that narrates the dilemma of a modern woman politician – a space largely occupied by men. Gulzar went against the norms of film making in the seventies and directed a film based on woman politician which broke certain gender stereotypes. Aarti, the female protagonist in the film, wishes to have everything in life at her whims and fancies. She is a non-conformist. She challenges the norms set by society and refuses to become a sandwich between her father’s selfish ambitions and husband’s patriarchal needs.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
- Share this:
Downloads
Item Name: 
india-of-the-1970s-and-gulzar’s-construction-of-gender-aandh-as-a-case-for-indian-women.pdfDownload View in browser Activity: Downloads: 50
Open access, open source, open to all