Bollywood – Itisaras

Unveiling the Marriage Industry: Commodities, Digitalisation, and the Pandemic

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Vrnda Dhar 0 Comments “virtual marriage”, Bollywood, commodification, community, COVID-19 pandemic, cultural capital, Culture, digital infrastructure, economy, employment, globalisation, homogenisation, luxury, marriage, Power, privilege, ritual, Society, status, wedding industry

As social beings, we reinforce the meanings and values of our lives through a collective of people. Due to social distancing, we have lost touch with the essence of the collective, and our values and traditions have reached a saturation level.

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Sexism in Reel Life

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Aamir Khan, Actors, ageism, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Bollywood, Chhapaak, Cinema, consent, Culture, Deepika Padukone, directors, female, feminine, film, gender, heterogeneity, Indian film industry, jokes, Kalki Koechlin, Kareena Kapoor, Lara Dutta, LGBTQ+, Lust Stories, masculine, mediocre physiques, normatively beautiful, patriarchy, personality, Priyanka Chopra, producers, Raazi, rape, Reel Life, Salman Khan, Sexism, sexist, size zero, stalker, stereotypes, stereotyping, Stree, Thappad, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, toxic ideas, typecasting, vulnerability

For far too long, the Indian Film industry has gotten away with its sexist maneuvers – something that is completely in contrast with the modern idea of gender identity and equality. This article highlights exactly that, and more.