Portrayal of Muslims in Indian Cinema By Taqdees Babar To Abbass Rashid Butt (Assignment for M.phil) “Cinema is the great interpreter of the past and constantly programs the memory of its audience‚” Abstract: Ever since the partition of the sub-continent in 1947‚ when Britain took apart its Indian domain‚ India and Pakistan have been arch rivals. Bollywood is one of the famous and the strongest industry among the film industries around the world‚ even before the incident of 9/11 happened
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of the first companies to market to the gay community on mainstream daytime television. Despite the initial backlash; this ad eventually sparked countless other companies jump on the “Gay and Lesbian Advertising Bandwagon”. But what is the motive behind advertising specifically to this community‚ do the businesses take a genuine interest in the gay community or is it strictly for expanding business? Additionally‚ once a business decides to advertise using gay content‚ what is the appropriate way to
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Humanizing Terrorism in Indian Cinema A closer look at Mani Ratnam’s Roja and Dil Se Nationalism‚ as professor Sumita Chakravarty describes it‚ is the “integrity of the nation-state and the imagined belongingness of its citizens (Chakravarty‚ 2000).” This notion of nationalism and nationwide unity has been a recurrent theme in the films explored in the course South Asian Cinema. Many of the films have been interpreted as national
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the largest motion picture theatre exhibitor in Canada. The Toronto-based partnership serves approximately 60 million customers under the following five brands: Cineplex Odeon‚ Galaxy‚ Famous Players (including Coliseum‚ Colossus‚ and SilverCity)‚ Cinema City‚ and Scotiabank Theatres. This portfolio utilizes multi-branding to target a wide scope of quality seeking segments without damaging its premium end brands. Critical Success Factors in the Movie Theatre Industry The core service of exhibition
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Gay Marriage: The Recognition of Equal Human Rights In America‚ people hold on to the Declaration of Independence as an implementation of their rights. Part of the Declaration of Independence clearly states‚ “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Jefferson 80). Gays are human beings too‚ and they should equally be able to enjoy
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STATEMENT TO THE PROBLEM Cinema is meant and believed to entertain‚ to take the viewer to a world that is starkly different from the real one‚ a world which provides escape from the daily grind of life. Cinema is a popular media of mass consumption which plays a key role in moulding opinions‚ constructing images and reinforcing dominant cultural values. Hindi cinema has been a major point of reference for Indian culture in this century. It has shaped and expressed the changing scenarios of modern
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The liberation of women in Japanese cinema The purpose of this work is to investigate the social position of women in Japanese cinema from its beginnings to the present. The main aspect is the link between the masculine dominance and the objectification of women‚ combined with Freudian theories of castration anxiety‚ as well as Lacanian ‘mirror stage’. These theories play a crucial role in this work as the representation of power‚ demonstrated through objectification‚ may affect the gender equilibrium
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want something that is a must for every human being‚ and that includes but not limited to dignity. As Chris Cuomo says in his article entitled‚ “Dignity and the Right to be Lesbian or Gay‚” “It make sense to point out that an important aspect of the fight for gay quality is about asserting dignity‚ because‚ on the flip side‚ it is true that homophobic logics often regard queer identity as a sort of debased or degraded essence” (79). In todays world‚ LGBTQ community are certaintly more acceptable
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No Propagation in the Union of Gay Marriage (My response to the e-mail article seen below) The Law can never protect marriage; neither can it prevent gay relationships. It is the law written on the heart‚ and conscience that either accuse us or tell us that we are doing right. Sexual behavior cannot be legislated‚ since the law does not prevent us from doing anything. If the law could‚ then there would be no need for salvation. The constitutional provision will be futile. The institution of
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themselves. She has been the subject of countless works of art and literature‚ from the ancient epics and cave paintings and voluptuous statuary of the Ajanta and Ellora caves and the temple art of Khajuraho to the modern day novels‚ calendars and cinema. Whether bejeweled and ornamented or concealed behind a veil‚ revered as mother and goddess or despised as a widow‚ she has most often been portrayed as a graceful‚ sensuous and mysterious creature‚ loving and gentle‚ in need of protection and guidance
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