How Women-Centric Bollywood Films Reinforce Patriarchy
Bollywood films purposefully bring out the negative aspects of “uncontrolled” female desire to maintain the patriarchal structure of Indian society.
Upasana Dandona
Upasana is a pop culture enthusiast who aims to become a film theorist. She is deeply interested in how visual media impacts culture, particularly of South Asian communities, and has written numerous academic essays on this subject.
‘The Second Greatest Sex’ Is No ‘Lysistrata’
By focusing on “love” rather than “sex”, Hays Code-era musical comedy The Second Greatest Sex was trying to communicate a deeper meaning about how the emotions and thoughts of women ought not to be controlled.
Old-Fashioned Modernisation in Pakistani-Dubai Drama ‘Pinky Memsaab’
Pakistani-Dubai drama Pinky Memsaab bridges the divide between the humble and the haughty and the traditional and the modern with simple lessons of respect.