Abstract
Bollywood is a major influence on Indian culture. It has shaped and expressed the changing scenarios of modern India .Hindi cinema has influenced the way in which people recognize various aspects of their own lives. Hindi cinema is largely been about stereotypes. The characters, situations and plots have been largely based on stereotypical ideologies. The audience reads the characters based on how they look, dress and talk. Over the years Indian cinema has portrayed women being ‘ The Satti Savitri, The Abla Nari ,The Sanskari ,The Wamp, to The Item Girls ,The Trophies ,The Bold beautiful and empathetic to The Ridiculed Modern women. “The paper begins with how bollywood is instrumental in shaping the culture and how it sketches womanhood. It also undertakes some glimpses from popular films to analyze the process of typecasting. A section is dedicated to the discussion on modern realistic women. In conclusion, a debate ensues on whether the mainstream cinema has been successful in portraying Indian women of different shades in a society dominated by patriarchal values.
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