The body as a text: Analyzing the “item” songs in Chennai Express and Dabbang 2 movies.

The body as a text: Analyzing the “item” songs in Chennai Express and Dabbang 2 movies.

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Devika Nandakumar , Dr. Sheeba C

Sex, gender, culture, “item” dance, “heroine”, cinematic position, power, Madonna whore complex.

The roles that the body performs are constructive and effective in the modeling of popular culture. The bodies of women, especially are the crucial contributors to this aspect. The constant display of the female body creates a visual manifestation of an “ideal” woman. Thus, rendering gender stereotypes. The depiction of females in movies is subject to this notion of stereotyping gender. The portrayal of the “item” girl and the female “character” in South Asian movies itself is a testimony to cinematic stereotypes of gender. The impact this creates in the viewer's minds and the cult it encompasses is reflected in society. The study focuses on the types of bodies of women represented in South Asian movies. The research aims to study the position of power held by these bodies, their identities, their location in patriarchal norms, and their influence on popular culture.

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"The body as a text: Analyzing the “item” songs in Chennai Express and Dabbang 2 movies.", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.e154-e159, May-2023, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2305416.pdf

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Research Area: Social Science and Humanities 

Country: Ernakulam, Kerala, India

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