I hated the idea of Kiran being an emotionally weak woman who is depended on a man, but then that’s what the culture reinforced no matter how educated or rich she is. Kiran is traumatised from the experience and her only source of valour is her fiancé Sunil (Sunny Deol). He arrives at her birthday party to lay a kiss on her. Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) is madly in love with Kiran (Juhi Chawla) and he stalks her with unexpected visits and intimidating phone calls. Heroines falling for their stalkerĭarr (1993) is a national award-winning cult classic feature about love, passion and obsession.
PARUTHIVEERAN PRIYAMANI FIGHTING WITH FATHER VIDEO MOVIE
Indian cinema has repeatedly used some movie plots with respect to female protagonists that are outright annoying.
Indian cinema has endorsed the Indian cultural delineation of men and women for years, while western cinema claims to portray gender equality, however sexually objectifying women in reality. It took me another decade to realize that cinema was wrongfully depicting violence against women (VAW) for years. It took me a while to have enough sense to make out what was going on, and it took few more years to understand that as a viewer I had the right to judge and critique whatever I perceive (until then I was under the impression that whatever shown on-screen is right and factual). I used to glue my eyes on-screen no matter what the content was.
I have been an ardent fan and follower of cinema since I had baby teeth. #GBVInMedia campaign analysis how different kind of mainstream media (mis)represents/reports gender-based violence and broadens the conversation from violence against women to violence against people from the queer community, caste-based violence and violence against people with disabilities. This article is part of the #GBVInMedia campaignfor the 16 Days Of Activism global campaign to end gender-based violence.