An Analysis of The Depiction of Prostitutes in Bollywood Film.

Abstract

Decades Of Male-Dominated Stories Now Seem To Be Making Way For Women To Play Pivotal Roles In Hindi Cinema. The Foci Of Bollywood Films Have Definitely Changed Especially In The Last Few Years. More And More Movies Are Now Showing Stronger Women, Who Want To Run Shoulders With The World, Who Know What They Want And How To Achieve Their Dreams. These Changes Need To Be Appreciated But Yet It Is Important To Look At These Movies More Keenly For A Better Understanding Of The Subject. There Are Many Issues And Subjects Related To Women And Their Depiction That Have Not Been Dealt With Justice Yet And Are Lagging Behind. One Of Such Is The Portrayal Of Prostitutes And Prostitution In Hindi Cinema. Bollywood Has A Significant Number Of Films That Have Portrayed Prostitution. But The Problem Lies In The Way Prostitutes Are Portrayed. Through A Discourse Analysis Of Some Randomly Selected Bollywood Films, This Paper Investigates Bollywood's Fairmindedness Inthe Portrayal Of The Business And Those Within.