...Introduction...

Yet again i changed my idea...but this time im looking at Bollywood.

Bollywood at the moment is experiencing a massive turnaround !!!
One of the main accusation that Bollywood faced was that "Is Bollywood turning Hollywood" after something you wouldnt usually see; in the Movie DHOOM:2, little as we know a 5-6 sec scene caused such a havoc for Bollywood. In the news, in the papers, it was something that demoralized Bollywood Values.

Im going to look at how the typical Male dominance in Bollywood films are subverting and that Women are to be seen equivalent to men, as we are changing the way we live in society, i.e not live in a Patriacrhal soceity.

'Quote' Translated from Hindi movie- MASTI (2004)

"You lot are 21st century Women, and you are crying as if you are medieval women"

Im going to look at this topic with a close referance with the Film CASH (Hindi,2007) I will be comparing old Bollywood movies to recent ones. I may also look at Hollywood as they also produce movies which show how this male patriarchy is changing, such as in Tomb Raider. However Bollywood is changing and has moved on from having shy/naive/inncoent female protagonists to developing independant role models.

I believe my study will show that the typical patriarchy in bollywood films are changing, and that women are becoming the breadwinners. In relation to Laura Mulvey’s theory, women would still be the subject of the "male gaze" but they will not be in the control of men as it was before.