Hindi cinema production from
India is the largest in the world. Cinema reflects the society which it
portrays, and in turn influences social attitudes. Hindi cinema, often known as
Bollywood, demonstrates deep roots in society.
In the last decade homosexual
behaviour was legalized by the Delhi High Court but subsequently deemed illegal
by the Supreme Court. These changes reflect changes in social attitudes. In
this paper we highlight social attitudes to homosexuality - both male and female
- in the context of portrayal in Hindi cinema. Historically, cultural and
social values and the attitudes towards sexuality in India have been sex
positive, but over the past 200 years under the British colonial rule they
became very negative and indeed punitive towards homosexuality and homosexual
men and women in line with prevalent Victorian attitudes to sex and sexual
activity.
Various descriptions and sexual identities have been identified and
described in the literature. In this paper we describe a small selection of
films from Hindi cinema which depict homosexuality. These portrayals have been
largely negative. We describe the possible reasons for this and the potential
impact these portrayals may have on audiences.
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By:
- 1 Health Service & Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry , Psychology and Neuroscience , King's College London , UK.
- 2 Flynn Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Mental Health Services, La Trobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon , Victoria , Australia.
- 3 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Foggia , Foggia , Italy.
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