Objectification of women in Hindi cinema and its effects

The sexual objectification of women has always been an underlying theme in Bollywood movies, as evidenced by seductive item numbers and leading ladies made famous for their subtle and unattainable allure. Yet item numbers and rape scenes are not the main problem. After all, cabaret dancers and villains are not role models.

What's truly terrible is the manner, in which film heroes have for decades pestered, stalked and forced their unwanted attentions on heroines in a thousand films, yet ended up getting the girl. That sends an outrageous and dangerous message to the public: pestering girls is what heroes do, and a girl's "no" actually means "yes." To make the problem worse, there are actually hit film songs which glorify harassment and stalking!

So I for one hope we can cut down on the pretty damsels in distress and have more dominant strong ladies. I wish we could see less posturing of invincible strength by men while women just look on admiringly, and a more sensitive, less stereotypical, human element developed in characters of both genders.

Full article here: https://jantrust.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/sexual-violence-in-india-is-bollywood-to-blame/