The Bollywood Diva

I think Bollywood is a reflection of society, if the
society looks down upon women, so will our films.
All of us are to be blamed for the objectifation
of women in the society.
- Kalki Koechlin

The stark contrast of a ‘Belladonna’ to ‘tandoori murgi’, ‘zandu balm’,

‘chammak challo’, ‘baby doll sone di’ is both inane and ridiculous.The
rampant sexism in the Indian cinema is sometimes made in exaggerated
epic proportions.

If one has a cursory glance on the history of Indian cinema, we shall
observe that women are still portrayed in the old moulds of feminity.
The perverted titillation has now become a ‘sine quo non’ ingredient to
guarantee a Box Office Rage. The reason for thriving of such ludicrous
culture is a mosaic of different factors :culture, patriarchal attitudes,
antagonism towards women; all resulting into an underwater of
institutionalized sexism.

The vicious cycle of stereotype and monotomy that Indian cinema is
metted in can only be dispensed when we raise the bar by giving way to
women centered and most importantly women empowering tales.
The realization of ‘a busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman being much
more attractive than a woman awaiting a man to validate her existence’,
awaits a dawn.