Stereotypes In Hollywood

The movie industry in India is definitely undergoing changes to cater to modern mindsets of younger generation who are more liberalized. In the past, movies tend to be portrayed more stereotypes such as gender, storytelling and culture. However, with revolutions in the information and communications technology, Indian movies are becoming more diasporic, taking into account the audiences outside India. Hence, this idea intrigued us into the issue of stereotypes and if any changes in the Bollywood themes have been made.

Despite being called as a secular country, India is widely known to be a “Hindu country” since majority of the population is Hindu. Culture stereotypes such as references to the Gods and Goddess are common portrayals in Bollywood movies. Gender stereotypes such as subordinate female roles and patriarchic males roles are also common. Religion stereotypes such as portraying the hero with Hindu-associated characteristics while the villain possesses Muslim-associated characteristics suggest the political stakes that even movies have. However, with growing diaspora role Bollywood movies undertake, such stereotypical themes had to change in some aspect so as to attract more audiences within and outside India. Hence, our group tackled the question of whether any shift in the Bollywood is noticeable by focusing …show more content…
This suggested that cultural references, despite shifting stereotypes of other aspects, persist. Hence, we can see that Bollywood industry are changing from being stereotypical to more westernized and targeting at global issues such as gender inequality and terrorism as seen in Kahaani. While it is encouraging to have audiences that are receptive of such change, there are some aspects of Bollywood that is predicted to remain such as cultural