Perhaps the name of this post should have been ‘Everything wrong with Dhadak’. But let’s play nice. If you came here looking for an unpopular opinion on the movie, click away. This is an explanation of a popular opinion associated with the airbrushed version of Sairat – also fondly known as Dhadak. Dhadak’s problem is... Continue Reading →
Representation of caste on the big screen has seen an interesting departure from the established portrayals of the past. The offensive and unsavoury depictions of the defeated, helpless, dependent, unrefined, unimportant lower caste protagonist or supporting character bereft of agency has finally received criticism and is seeing gradual erasure.
When it comes to the representation of South Indians, Bollywood has left no stone unturned to go the extra mile to demarcate them from the ‘regular’ folk. The crude classification of Madrasis, which groups people from all the southern states without taking the pains of distinguishing between their diverse cultures, has found its way into Bollywood... Continue Reading →
A search on Google with the phrase ‘Bollywood movies on wildlife’ presents a list of articles that talk about adorable animals stealing the show from actors or best Bollywood movies with animals in them, and more results on those lines. Everything, except wildlife. Perhaps, the reason is because not many movies have been made on them.
When it comes to the representation of South Indians, Bollywood has left no stone unturned to go the extra mile to demarcate them from the ‘regular’ folk. The crude classification of Madrasi’s, which groups people from all the southern states without taking the pains of distinguishing between their diverse cultures, has found its way into Bollywood time and again.
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