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Abstract
Cinema is not only a popular media of entertainment but also plays an imperative role in shaping opinions, creating phantasmagorias, and reinterpreting domineering cultural values. Hindi cinema is seen as a vital point of reference for Indian culture in our country.
A number of researches have been carried out to trace the position and role of women in different societies. Over past decades, Indian cinema has countersigned a noteworthy alteration in the way women are portrayed through movies. Contemporary movies characterize women as more self-governing, confident and career driven. To some extent they strike a balance where ‘modern feminism’ interacts with ‘traditional values.’ The present paper deals with representation of women characters in Hindi movies. The paper will also study how mainstream Hindi movies have confined themselves to demarcated sketches of womanhood, considering that the mainstream Hindi cinema is constructed from patriarchal point of view.