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avenges her husband’s killing by being a courageous intelligence agent. These roles erase ‘just a house wife’
image by showing that one can achieve goals through determination.
The boldness in contemporary films was attempted almost eight decades back in Shantaram’s films. He was
truly a torch bearer who paved way by creating though provoking films that were far ahead of his time and
which made a mark on the soul of his audiences bringing about positive changes in the society to some extent.
In the conclusion, I would quote a shayari expressing the vision of this great film personality –
Soch ko badalo, sitarein badal jayenge,
Nazar ko badalo, nazare badal jayenge,
Kashtiya badalne ki jarurat nahin,
Dishaon ko badalon, kinarein badal jayenge.
References:-
Webliography
1. Storied Inquires in International Landscapes - An Anthology of Educational Research
-Edited by Tonya Huber.
2. Encyclopedia of Indian cinema – Edited by Ashish Rajayadhyaksha and Paul Willemen.
3. Encyclopedia of Hindi cinema - Edited by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani and Saibal Chatterjee.
4. www.imdb.com (Internet Movie Database)
Bibliography
1. ‘Shantarama’ –Autobiography written by V. Shantaram.
2. V. Shantaram – Aafat kartrutva aani uttungga vyaktimatva
Introduction:
KUNKU – A PATH-BREAKING MARATHI FILM
Arundhati Samir Chitre, Dept. of Sociology, R. J. College
chitrearundhati@ymail.com
If we understand our society as a male-dominated patriarchal society, then it essentially accords a superior
status to men and an inferior status to women. As a result, women are expected to follow the stereotypical
gender roles. They are supposed to be shy, docile, submissive and servelient. When women accept this
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