• Dr Salima Jan
• Tabbasum Maqbool

It was for the first time in 1896, that Lumiere Brothers screened their short films at Watson Hotel of Bombay the audiences left mesmerized. It was an event which created history in terms of growth and spread of motion pictures across the globe. In 1913 Dadasaheb Phalke, released his film Raja Harishchandra. The silent era was dominated by the mythology and filmmakers narrated many stories of their childhood using motion pictures as a medium of expression. Initially the film industry and the fraternity could not get support of the society as there was no social approval of film viewing. Gradually the technology made it possible to make talkies and the first film – in 1931, Alam Ara made by Ardeshir Irani was screened in Bombay The credit of producing the first colored movie in India also goes to Sir Ardeshir Irani, who made Kisan Kanya (Peasant Girl) in the year 1937. 1940s to the 1960s is considered as the Golden Age of Indian Cinema by film historians. Beside that contemporary Hindi films have evolved through ages. From romance to realism to comedy to action; it has cross a long path. Introduction of latest technology has changed the cinematic landscape in India. Now the films are made with a rapid speed and cost of film-making has changed the production process completely. One side we are seeing big budget film competing with Hollywood but the cheap technology has provided wings to the new film-makers as well. The subject matter of the films shows divers thinking of the new breed and availability of new forums like, online release, You tube etc made it a profitable venture as well. In this global village world, the industry reached out to the international audiences too. In this background the paper will highlight the depiction of the lead characters and the stereotype behaviour of the movie directors.

Audience, bollywood, cinema, Globalization, sexuality.

"Depiction of Female Sexuality in Bollywood Cinema: A Study of Selected Hindi Films.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no.1122-1128, April-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804408.pdf

"Depiction of Female Sexuality in Bollywood Cinema: A Study of Selected Hindi Films.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no. pp1122-1128, April-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804408.pdf