Centring Women in Bollywood Biopics: Empowerment and Agency in Contemporary Indian Cinema
Author:   Chandrava Chakravarty (West Bengal State University, India) ,  Sneha Kar Chaudhuri (West Bengal State University, India)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   200
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
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Centring Women in Bollywood Biopics: Empowerment and Agency in Contemporary Indian Cinema


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Author:   Chandrava Chakravarty (West Bengal State University, India) ,  Sneha Kar Chaudhuri (West Bengal State University, India)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032428734


ISBN 10:   1032428732
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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1. Introduction: The Women-Centric Bollywood 2. The Larger Context: Postfeminism in India and Women’s Biopics 3. Biopics of Female Sports Personalities in Bollywood 4. Women in Politics 5. Celebrity Culture and Select Bollywood Biopics 6. Conclusion

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Chandrava Chakravarty is Professor, Department of English, and the Director of Centre for Studies in Gender, Culture & Media at West Bengal State University, India. Her research interests include Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century, Colonial Bengal, Gender and Cultural Studies. Sneha Kar Chaudhuri is Head and Associate Professor of English, West Bengal State University. Her areas of specialization and research interests include Neo-Victorian Studies, Adaptation Studies, Gender Studies, historical fiction and historical cinema.

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