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Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui and Transfeminine Identity: Representation or Exclusion?

Vol. 57, Issue No. 36, 03 Sep, 2022
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui fits in with a trend initiated in recent years by a new generation of filmmakers, experimenting with characters and narratives that yield a more empathetic and mature representation of sexual minorities. The film has Maanvi, a trans girl, in a pivotal role, attempting to define her beyond her "transness"—highlighting her love for dance and life, her spiritedness and vulnerabilities. However, the process through which Maanvi, the trans girl protagonist, is "normalised" calls for some unpacking.

Knowing Contemporary China

Vol. 56, Issue No. 16, 17 Apr, 2021
Partha S Ghosh

India’s China Challenge: A Journey through China’s Rise and What It Means for India by Ananth Krishnan, New Delhi: HarperCollins, 2020; pp 417, ₹599.

 

Bahujan Representation on the Big Screen: A Reading List

With the release of films like Sairat (2016) and Kaala (2018), Indian cinema is taking a step towards acknowledging stories from the margins. However, what does it mean in terms of representation and forging a path towards equality?

Cinema and Caste: Examining Marginalised Narratives in Film

Bollywood’s representation of Dalits in film fails to move beyond an upper caste gaze.

Bollywood's Propaganda Wheels Have Been Set in Motion

Vol. 54, Issue No. 21, 25 May, 2019
In this election season, propaganda in Indian cinema has come of age.

A Sporadic Romance

Vol. 53, Issue No. 1, 06 Jan, 2018
Amrit Gangar

India’s Film Society Movement: The Journey and Its Impact by V K Cherian, New Delhi: Sage, 2016; pp 219 + xxxv, ₹ 895.

Hindi, Hindu, Horror

Vol. 52, Issue No. 7, 18 Feb, 2017
Dibyakusum Ray

Filming Horror: Hindi Cinema, Ghosts and Ideologies by Meraj Ahmed Mubarki; New Delhi: Sage, 2016; pp 196, ₹695.

Mumbai in the Time of Sachin Tendulkar

Vol. 48, Issue No. 45-46, 16 Nov, 2013
Sanjay Nagral

In the two decades that Sachin has been scaling new peaks, the game has become an adjunct of the entertainment industry and Mumbai, his home, a very different city.

Perspectives on Copyright

Vol. 38, Issue No. 28, 12 Jul, 2003
K M GopaKumar, V K Unni

Just how much leeway do writers/producers have under the law to freely use ideas from published works and films without acknowledgement?

Subaltern Studies, Bollywood and Lagaan

Vol. 38, Issue No. 19, 10 May, 2003
Chandrima Chakraborty

Using 'Lagaan' as a case in point, this paper argues that popular Bollywood films with their appeal to the mass audience of uprooted peasants, factory workers, the unemployed, uneducated and poor can decolonise the imagination of the Indian masses. It points out that Lagaan's efforts at indigenisation and interrogation of prescribed discourses of modernity and history deserve credit for making possible the creation of public debates within a culture where the majority of the population is non-literate, and is unable to partake in elite discussions of culture and modernity.

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