Kiran
I chose Kiran coz' i think that her study focuses on the rep of women or modern western women. Looking at Kirans blog i see that her research on the Character Bree tells me that she is a 'perfect house wife' n traditionally or still today indian women were/are to be seen just as house wives. Taking care of family, n raising kids. Kiran's study is focused on a western drama, whereas im looking at Bollywood, we here have a fusion of EAST n WEST...are Bollywood films being influenced by the WEST....'EAST meets WEST'
Other Class
Dipz MAIN BLOG BUDDY
Dipz chose me coz' we have a similar argument 'to why and how the society is changing and making women look supieror to men'. I agree with her, so i will be her Buddy as she is looking at women being the breadwinners, and how its changing/subverting
Manveer B
Well accusing me that i copied her work tells me that we have a similar study, well bazza i didnt copy your work!!! Her study suggest that shes looking at how Bollywood is reflecting Hollywood, if it is and to what extent. Well manveers thesis tells me that shes looking at Bollywood, refering to indian films, holly films n focusing on characters.
Naz
Naz can help me with my study, shes not my main blog buddy, but she has accepted to be casual buddies. As we both looking at bollywood actresses, we can see how the rep of women is changing.
Sunday 4 November 2007
...BLOG BUDDIES...
...CASH RESEARCH...
Official Website
http://www.cash-thefilm.com/
...Close Textual Analysis...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGCSm6zFNDE
Clip between: 2mins 15 sec to 4mins 5 sec
In this clip we see Shamita Shetty aka Shanaiya being very confident doing Abseiling, whereas her husband Ajay devgan is sleeping in the car. This shows how active she is, and how lazy Ajay devgan is.
Well as she comes towards the car we see how she poses her self, and her way of walking is very seductive. There is also non-diegetic music being played in the background which gives her entry scene a push. We see her wearing skimpy clothing which shows how modernised she is, this fulfils the male interest.
She gets into the car and her dim-witted husband asks her-
Husband: ' Are we not suppose to have Breakfast together? ' he cries.
Shanaiya: ' Err only on one condition, i will drive to home, coz there wont be anytime left for breakfast if you drive ' she confidently speaks
Here Shanaiya speaks confidently to her husband, like over toning, shes kinda arrogant. Her husband speaking very slowly, feeling intimidated by Shanaiya.
And then we see Shanaiya zooming the car to home, while the husband is scared and telling her to slow down.
...SELF DEIRECTED RESEARCH: REPORT...
Links-
http://feminism.eserver.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Item_number
Books-
1) BFI film and Television Handbook 2002
2) Indian Cinema- The Bollywood Saga
Research-
Although Mr. Bush said WIKIPEDIA is not a good place for searching, but we do get some good information from there. At times it is useful..hehe
Objectification of women in Bollywood has become increasingly rampant, accompanied by a spurt in the demand for item girls. As a result, many top stars are doing item numbers, and the phenomenon is becoming less stigmatized. Many new women entering Bollywood find item numbers a more amenable shortcut to success, as opposed to more traditional roles with no guarantee of eventual stardom.
Former item girls in pop songs outside films, Rakhi Sawant and Meghna Naidu, for example, are now quite in demand and very popular. Today, they are even being given lead roles in commercially successful movies.As of 2007, Mallika Sherawat has become the most expensive "Item Girl", as she charged Rs. 1.5 crore for the song Mehbooba Mehbooba in Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story.
We also know Urmila Matondhkar and Helen did the same song 'Mehbooba Mehbooba'
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Item_number
...10 Keywords...
Objectivity: presenting amedia text from a neutral or objective standpoint.
Props/Clothing: Part of the key concepts, the garments which protagonists wear.
Post-feminisim:
Protagonist: The person who is working in the film, an actor/actress.
Realism: the tv or film that portrays/represents the real world. My study would look at both sides, if it's Against- Whatever Cash shows is not real, it is only a Bollywood movie, they are fictional. If it is For, then- Whatever CASH shows is refelceting of our society, there is equality.
Reception Theory:
Representation:
Right wing:
Sexism:
Star system: Constructing the film around a successful actor, which will secure the box-office success. For e.g. AJAY DEVGAN
Stereotype:
Subversive:
Target Audience: The audience which the text is made for.
