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Gender Swaps: The Hollywood Films And TV Shows Swapping Male For Female Leads

An all-female Ghostbusters sequel was first revealed in January. Ghostbusters (1984) and its sequel – Ghostbusters II in 1989 – both starred an all-male cast of...

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Meena Kumari - A Legend

Meena Kumari’s rags to riches saga has a poignant edge to it. Dubbedthe greatest tragedienne of the Indian screen, her doomed personal life flashing with deep tragedy...

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Bollywood

9 Of The Strongest Women Characters That Bollywood Has Produced!

In a patriarchal society as ours and a largely male-dominated industry as Bollywood, rarely do you find some great roles written for women. And respect for the ladies? Even...

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Gender

That Which Is Rarely Discussed: The Patriarchy With In The Naxalbari Movement

The Naxalite uprising has been since its inception a war waged against the class enemies. Charu Majumder, the frontrunner of the Naxalbari movement declared his “anni...

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Bidhya Devi Bhandari Elected Nepal's First Female President.

Nepal’s parliament has elected women’s rights campaigner Bidhya Devi Bhandari as its first female president, in a move hailed as a milestone. She is the second ...

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Health

Over 66% Adolescent Girls Anaemic In Maharashtra.

PUNE: Adolescent girls hitting the gyms in the quest for well-toned body seem to be paying scant attention to their diet, especially protein and vitamin intake, risking ana...

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Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan Speaks Up About Gender Pay Gap In Bollywood.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has opened up about the gender pay gap in Hindi cinema. In an interview with BBC after receiving an honorary doctorate degree from the Un...

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Retroscope

The Portrayal Of Violence Against Women In Indian Cinema

It has become something of a cliché to claim that the 1950s was the golden age of Indian cinema, and that during the 1950s, we had more women-centric films than at o...

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Festivals

Pordenone Silent Film Festival – Female Spies, Custard Pies And Skirt-Ripping Fun For All

The Italian celebration of the silent screen produced a bumper crop of rediscovered gems from around the world – including a Laurel and Hardy classic – to wave ...

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Gender

Where’s The Best Place To Be A Woman?

“There has never been a better time in history to be born female,” said US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at this year’s Women in the World Summit...

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