Episodes

  • The Reel Impact of Who is Behind the Scenes
    Mar 3 2024

    In the final episode of this series, we go behind the scenes and see the impact of the lack of representation there. Clips from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd_ArHyHMNs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAv1WCkBBnE&t=909s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbqE1MBloeE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuffUZjbDKk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huxhqphtDrM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGjUV-C_JiI References: https://twitter.com/kannandeepan/status/1609768588268965888/photo/1 https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/movies-tv/women-workers-hindi-film-industry-safe-spaces-equality-111693372301289.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/07/bollywood-ban-female-makeup-artists-india-supreme-court-illegal https://owomaniya.org/wp-content/themes/owomaniya2023/assets/documents/Owomaniya2022.pdf https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/feminism-and-bollywood-how-the-portrayal-women-has-evolved-3265961 https://elle.in/a-feminine-cinematic-gaze/ https://www.epw.in/journal/2017/33/perspectives/many-misogynies-malayalam-cinema.html https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/the-evolution-of-the-female-lead-in-malayalam-cinema/article64561390.ece https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2395469/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15979666/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-highest-grossing-women-centric-film-secret-superstar-zaira-wasim-kangana-ranaut-alia-bhatt-deepika-samantha-3050315 https://www.ormaxmedia.com/insights/stories/roi-return-on-gender-inclusivity.html https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/understanding-how-tamil-films-about-women-are-still-steeped-in-male-gaze-raangi-bakasuran-laththi-tamil-films-netflix-hotstar https://feminisminindia.com/2022/11/03/sisterhood-and-solidarity-within-the-women-in-cinema-collective/ https://sakhi-cdn.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/sK4yfMXtP2-ShiftFocus.pdf https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala/kerala-hc-film-industry-actress-assault-case-posh-act-7825224/ https://gendercinema.tiss.edu/digitalreport/


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    26 mins
  • The Reel Impact of the F Word
    Feb 25 2024

    How are females represented on the reel and what is its impact on our reality. We look into that and more in this episode about the F word. Clips used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FkLRUJj-o0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H88LQE0vJRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx5sqAE86e0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqpGvP0aQH0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV9mK4igJng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m13b25V0B10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJrpcDgC3zU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZODr96ZRCc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_aWa0Y3nGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihFqCbc0V2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDLIzYj2Slw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po-ruWWg4kM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK1qSgqcAcc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGC6vl3lzf0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awax48X8YlU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLbuLPCiMcw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPUXlD1tjgY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5pop78x8jI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN-Xys1rQaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXE633ldsyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TORCOSq5WM4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTuSZeef_fM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O86FUOrlkY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnW8pm_58ik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucpjpqcvp2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hhN3q3Sl_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc_aQ2jqAjI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpWkCzyp-60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bysHg9Y4iS0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djsEHBSUIbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdE_vL9LhfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB7HHmE8hOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsNSZNA4-no https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NELPaSD-Fv8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v7PW2foaHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xVqPbvLzX4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GLoGHbhKHg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XswAzQtbbgY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBw_Eta0HDM&t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlPcaiNIiUY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02231rgmXF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhKXq5dhTag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqj1_V90KJo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4yXQkG2s1E References: https://www.academia.edu/44153554/Representation_of_women_in_Tamil_Films https://www.reuters.com/article/review-veere-di-wedding-idUSKCN1IX3QY/ https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8969&context=etd https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/44145756.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A1344a23b4d96b345505200c0faa71ee7&ab_segments=&origin=&initiator=&acceptTC=1 https://blogs.koolkanya.com/what-bollywood-gets-wrong-and-right-about-female-friendships/ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/740c/228e399a1ef2674fc28a12bae527737e92d1.pdf https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/malayalam-cinema-s-history-slotting-women-good-bad-binary-179947 https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/romantics-says-yash-chopras-heroines-were-dreamy-they-were-also-pliant-174522 https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/nine-intriguing-female-characters-malayalam-cinema-past-five-years-167360 https://store.hbr.org/product/unilever-s-fair-lovely-in-india-fairness-matters/W21003 https://feminisminindia.com/2020/11/03/dalit-malayalam-film-heroine-representation/ https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/bengalurus-night-of-shame/articleshow/56279784.cms https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/21-077_6547bcf4-d0eb-4d54-ad62-c99e604e797f.pdf https://seejane.org/wp-content/uploads/cinema-and-society-investigation-of-the-impact-on-gender-representation-in-indian-films.pdf https://www.academia.edu/21277183/Indian_Cinema_and_Gender_Roles https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277242889_Representations_of_women_in_Bollywood_cinema_characterisation_songs_dance_and_dress_in_Yash_Raj_films_from_1997_to_2007_Nikita_Ramkissoon https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol25/iss3/12/


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    29 mins
  • The Reel Impact of Representation
    Feb 18 2024

    While India is a diverse society with people from different religion, caste, sex and class, is that also the case on the films we see on our screen. We look into that and more in our episode about representation. References: https://www.sociologygroup.com/representation-disability-bollywood/ https://stanford.edu/~kartiks2/disabilityInBollywood.pdf https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/changing-portrayals-on-muslim-characters-in-popular-cinema/article65757817.ece https://thewire.in/caste/why-are-bollywoods-small-town-heroes-always-upper-caste https://web.archive.org/web/20121111134022/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060303201.html?nav=rss_education&sid=ST2008060400877 https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/why-sairat-is-such-an-important-film/20160520.htm https://www.forbesindia.com/article/think/sairat-effect-looks-like-the-underdog-will-have-his-day/44087/1 https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/shah-rukh-khans-chak-de-india-had-boosted-1-5x-sales-of-hockey-sticks-when-compared-to-cricket-bats/ Clips from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQFhFrwtpeE&t=48s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0_SgSsYu30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKOJY0cU63E&t=16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sfIvmxhz5Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpvEWVVnICE&t=79s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_gwwHTtT5U&t=15s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huxhqphtDrM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZLiknSbdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjZBhILKHos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r06n_qjIj0&t=14s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BEcVg5TEpU&t=57s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TITGBTGJZS8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tOJqHXRC7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAIGnS9BPKs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abiL84EAWSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmlJdmlahto&t=41s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LEyl7GGU38



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    29 mins
  • The Reel Impact - Intention and Individual
    Feb 11 2024

    What is the impact of reel on reality? And how does the maker's intention and their being add to it? In this first episode of a four part series we look into these question and see how the reel has impacted us. Watch now! Clips from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqE3X-iospE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqu4z34wENw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPpOmuft84 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3UNpjnYquI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJUYcXNznb8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3UNpjnYquI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkiqWmcf_wU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAsHLT8gCUM References: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/0974927620939330 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BxP4LK01k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLqC6pru5lU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._Daniel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._K._Rosy https://twitter.com/srikri_a/status/1743558395452600558 https://www.news18.com/buzz/7-times-indians-got-inspired-by-bollywood-movies-to-commit-real-life-crimes-1716153.html https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/delhi/story/inspired-by-bollywood-film-juvenile-kills-differently-abled-youth-in-delhi-arrested-1995457-2022-09-02 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rakeysh-omprakash-mehra-denies-making-rang-de-basanti-2-says-it-can-never-happen-heres-why/articleshow/102193698.cms?from=mdr https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-celebrities-speak-about-the-film/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-celebrities-speak-about-the-film/photostory/45306773.cms


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    42 mins