Trend Alert: Increase of male bonding in mainstream Indian cinema

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By Prabhatha Rigobertha

09/01/2024

In a recent trend, particularly pan-Indian movies, women’s roles have been pretty negligible. The male bonding in these pan-Indian hits consists of different types. Let’s have a look.

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In the case of Salaar: Part 1-Ceasefire, the characters of Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran are shown to be close from a young age.

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Not only were there any major scenes with the women characters, but they were grossly underwritten and mostly left as bystanders.

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RRR is a historical fantasy with a huge hangover of “Amar Chitra Katha”. SS Rajamouli chose the lives of two famous freedom fighters — Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sita Ramaraju

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Alia’s only substantial scene was with Junior NTR when she saved Bheem by pretending to have a deadly disease. The likes of Shreya Saran and Olivia Morris didn’t even get that.

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Talking about Gadar 2, Sunny Deol’s affection for his onscreen son is the biggest selling point of this blockbuster sequel. Ameesha Patel was reduced to either a weeping wife or a mother.

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Sandeep Reddy Vanga could have easily named his movie “A Son’s Psychotic Love for his Father” instead of Animal, because nothing else mattered in the flick.

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Ranbir Kapoor has intimate scenes with Rashmika and Tripti Dimri, but the actor shares most chemistry with Anil Kapoor’s Balbir Singh and Bobby Deol’s Abrar.

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