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Girlhood, Bollywood Cinema and the 1970s Indian Popular Culture

What is it about?

This paper explores how Bollywood cinema represented girlhood experiences in India during the early 1970s through new fashion styles and attitudes that challenged traditional stereotypes of Indian girlhood. It argues that Bollywood films used Western imaginations to renegotiate Indian girlhood as an individual-centric idea with more agency and power.

Why is it important?

This paper contributes to the understanding of how Bollywood cinema represented girlhood experiences in India during the early 1970s, specifically in terms of the emergence of new fashion styles and attitudes that redefined popular culture in India.

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Sony Raj and ADITH K SURESH
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