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Bhadralok Masculinities in Rituparno Ghosh’s Cinema

Between Tradition and Transgression

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Bhadralok Masculinities in Rituparno Ghosh’s Cinema

Between Tradition and Transgression

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Grounded in a theoretical framework of masculinity studies, this book examines the films of Rituparno Ghosh and offers a novel analysis of the portrayal of men in cinema. Through Ghosh's work, this book investigates the depiction of men, masculinities, and their intersections with the institutions of class, caste, state, media, age, and family dynamics. The authors examine contemporary performances of bhadralok masculinity in select cinematic texts through the theoretical frameworks of salaryman masculinity, gendered spaces of the 1990s neoliberal Kolkata, fatherhood, and masculine ideas of aging and disability. With careful analysis, this book challenges the monolithic ideas of masculine identity in cinema and challenges the film industry to modernize its portrayal of men.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Bhadralok Masculinity and Rituparno Ghosh's Cinema
Chapter 2. What Happened to the Bhadralok? Reading Continuity and Change in the Bhadralok Ideology and Masculinity in Unishe April and Dahan
Chapter 3. Navigating the Interplay of Masculinity and Fatherhood in Rituparno Ghosh's Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
Chapter 4. Reimagining the Later Years: Investigating the Intersections of Masculinity and Age in Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear and Abohomaan
Chapter 5. Conclusion

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Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 04 Feb 2027
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 176
ISBN 9798216351887
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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