Entre heroínas y vampiresas : la representación del empoderamiento de los personajes femeninos en Bollywood a través de The Dirty Picture (2011), Queen (2014) y Pink (2016)
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2019-08-29
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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Esta tesis analiza la representación del empoderamiento de los personajes femeninos en
Bollywood, a través de tres películas: The Dirty Picture (2011), Queen (2014) y Pink
(2016). El marco teórico recoge conceptos sobre la mujer como género, la India, las
mujeres de la India, la cinematografía hindi y sus personajes femeninos, y la realización
audiovisual. Metodológicamente, se trabaja con análisis de contenido a las películas y a
los personajes femeninos escogidos, análisis crítico del discurso y entrevistas a
profundidad. Lo cual nos permite concluir lo siguiente, en estas películas se encuentran
aspectos en los personajes femeninos que antes no eran mencionados y que rompen con
la narrativa clásica de Bollywood: el uso del capital erótico, géneros audiovisuales que
van más allá del romance y el enfrentamiento contra el sistema patriarcal que todavía
existe en su sociedad. La estética visual de los personajes femeninos tiene una proyección
más occidental, moderna o posmoderna, tanto en el vestuario, maquillaje, así como en los
espacios y la atmósfera que se representa. Silk, Rani y Minal comparten los arquetipos
clásicos de la heroína y la vampiresa de Bollywood, separados y opuestos inicialmente,
para representar y crear una nueva Heroína, empoderada y activa, que lucha por sus
propios objetivos.
This thesis analyzes the representation of female characters’ empowerment in Bollywood in three films: The Dirty Picture (2011), Queen (2014) and Pink (2016). The theoretical framework includes concepts regarding women such as genre, India, women in India, Hindi cinema and its female characters as well as audiovisual production. The methodology used for the selected films and female characters is content analysis, critical discourse analysis and in-depth interviews which leads to the following conclusion: in these films there are aspects of female characters that are completely new and that break the classic Bollywood narrative: the use of erotic capital, audiovisual genres that go beyond romance, and confrontation against the patriarchal system that still exists in their society. The visual aesthetics of the female characters has a more occidental, modern or postmodern portrayal, not only about costume design or makeup but also in the places and the atmosphere that are represented. Silk, Rani and Minal share the classic archetypes of Bollywood’s heroine and vamp, separated and opposed initially, to represent and create a new heroine, empowered and active, who fights for her own objectives.
This thesis analyzes the representation of female characters’ empowerment in Bollywood in three films: The Dirty Picture (2011), Queen (2014) and Pink (2016). The theoretical framework includes concepts regarding women such as genre, India, women in India, Hindi cinema and its female characters as well as audiovisual production. The methodology used for the selected films and female characters is content analysis, critical discourse analysis and in-depth interviews which leads to the following conclusion: in these films there are aspects of female characters that are completely new and that break the classic Bollywood narrative: the use of erotic capital, audiovisual genres that go beyond romance, and confrontation against the patriarchal system that still exists in their society. The visual aesthetics of the female characters has a more occidental, modern or postmodern portrayal, not only about costume design or makeup but also in the places and the atmosphere that are represented. Silk, Rani and Minal share the classic archetypes of Bollywood’s heroine and vamp, separated and opposed initially, to represent and create a new heroine, empowered and active, who fights for her own objectives.
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Mujeres en el cine--India, Peliculas cinematográficas--India, Cine--India--Historia y crítica, Cine y feminismo
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