Bollywood and Indian Muslim Women: Representation or Mis-representation?

Abstract

Cinema, the world over, is now no more merely a source of entertainment. The change in the century brought in a change in the approach to life. With the rapid transformation of society in the last century, the face of celluloid has also changed. Like other genres, films too have become ‘realistic’. The demand now is to watch the blatant reality, howsoever ugly it may be. The filmmakers now hold a mirror in their hands, reflecting the reality to the viewers. Hence, a great onus now lies on films as cinema has a mass appeal, capturing the very nerves of the common people. Reading involves complete participation of readers’ personality by keeping their imaginative faculty active. The words printed in black ink on white sheets are to be given proper shape in our mind and appropriate colours are to be filled by us. Films, on the other hand, do half the work for us. What the author says in lengthy paragraphs, a cinematographer does in few seconds. In brief, understanding becomes comparatively easy with visual and sound effects.