1.#Saturday, November 27, 2021. 7:00. PM. 2#All about Eve: A History of the Hindi Film Heroine : December 1 2021 : Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri : The Daily Eye : Film Hertage Foundation : Media Report.
====================================================================================== ========================================================================================== 1.#Saturday, November 27, 2021. 7:00. PM. 2#All about Eve: A History of the Hindi Film Heroine : December 1 2021 : Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri : The Daily Eye : Film Hertage Foundation : Media Report. ========================================================================================= Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri’s piece takes a journey down the ages to see how women in mainstream Hindi films have been represented reflecting on the mostly regressive representation of women viewed through a patriarchal lens, with a few refreshing exceptions. He writes,“Over the years, leading ladies in Indian films have invariably had their most memorable roles as prostitutes, courtesans and in item numbers. Despite the undeniably progressive change in attitudes to the presence of women in cinema, the story of the representation of w