Reconsidering Gender Stereotypes Through Bollywood Cinema

Abstract

The concept of gender determines the biological sex of an individual by birth. However, according to the understanding of gender, there are basic codes for men and women, and people act in accordance with these codes. Orientalism is an imitation or depiction of directions in the Eastern world. In terms of cinema, it is the creation of an Eastern atmosphere with the Eastern representation and images in the films. Sports, common name for all body movements that are performed by obeying certain rules and techniques, are beneficial to physical development and aim to have fun and are open to everybody regardless of sex. Traditional gender stereotypes posit that women do certain kinds of sports. So, films that depict this extraordinary contrast are remembered for their subjects. The film Dangal depicts the father-daughter relationships of an Indian family living in an Eastern cultural tradition and a female wrestler with international status, unlike a family shaped according to oriental codes.