Cinema Archives | Feminism in India

In this section, find analysis of Indian feminist cinema, listicles and reviews of movies and films by Feminism in India.

Bengali Film ‘Onyo Opala’ Reimagines Marriage As A Site Of Shared Oppression And Unexpected Friendship

4 min read | Jul 22, 2026

The Maternal Saviour: Why Indian Feminist Dystopias Struggle To Imagine Women Beyond Motherhood

6 min read | Jul 16, 2026

‘Alpha’ Raises A Pertinent Question: Are Bollywood’s ‘Female-Led’ Films Still Centred On Men?

By Suditi Sundaram

6 min read | Jul 10, 2026

‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’ Remembers Partition, But Whose Memories Does It Preserve?

By Sonam Kumari

7 min read | Jul 2, 2026

‘Amma Ariyaan’, Marxism, And Women In Progressive Societies

7 min read | Jul 1, 2026

The Violence Of Male Desire: Consent And Bodily Autonomy In ‘Obsession’

By Kashish Komal

8 min read | Jun 19, 2026

Unscripted And Unbound: Hearing From The Women Behind ‘Mast Mahila Mandali’

By Sucheta Chaurasia

6 min read | Jun 15, 2026

(Un)Becoming Rekha: The Pleasures Of Impropriety

By Ananya Sarkar

5 min read | Jun 12, 2026

The Politics Of Bad Women: Review Of Netflix’s ‘Maa Behen’

By Shivani Keny

6 min read | Jun 10, 2026

‘Shape Of Momo’ And The Shape Of Defiance And Otherness

By Aarthi Ramnath

6 min read | Jun 5, 2026

‘Kartavya’ Captures The Emotional Exhaustion Of Contemporary India

By Vansh Sharma

5 min read | May 22, 2026

‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ And Bollywood’s Love Affair With Infidelity

By Oshin Mathew

6 min read | May 21, 2026

Why Should Girls Have Fun?: ‘Vaazha 3’ And Male Anxieties About Women-Centric Narratives In Cinema

By Malavika Ajikumar

5 min read | Apr 30, 2026

The Socialist Misogyny: On The Portrayal Of Women Characters In Socialist Hindi Cinema

By Ashish Kumar Sharma

5 min read | Apr 28, 2026

Chiraiya Highlights The Paradox Of Preaching Equality While Practising Patriarchy

By Dimple Kariya

6 min read | Mar 31, 2026