Bombay Dreams
indian cinema
Video 01:58
What Led to the Debate on Vulgarity in 1990s India?
Why was there a moral panic over cinema in India in the 1990s? Shohini Ghosh, media scholar, explains.
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Video 03:06
How Did Popular Indian Films Depict the Tawaif’s Agency?
How did films like 'Pakeezah' and 'Umrao Jaan' depict the tawaif's changing status in the '70s and '80s? Dr. Shweta Sachdeva Jha, historian, explains.
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Video 02:29
What ‘Type’ of Child Do Hindi Films Focus On?
How did the portrayal of childhood in Hindi cinema change after the 1990s?Dr. Shakuntala Banaji, media studies scholar, explains.
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Video 02:42
What makes a Bollywood movie nationalist?
What are the different ways nationalism is portrayed in Bollywood films? Dr. Ulka Anjaria, Professor of English, explains.
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Video 02:22
Has Indian Cinema Always Been Queer?
Mainstream Indian cinema has a rich history of queerness. Madhavi Menon, Professor of English at Ashoka University, explains why we need to expand the idea of what we consider to be a queer film.
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