From Hollywood to Bollywood: The changing role of Muslims in film

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  • + guestd6d1b8b guestd6d1b8b 11 months ago
    interesting
  • + guestd8b98c guestd8b98c 2 years ago
    This is an interesting survey. Bollywood depictions of Muslim characters in relationship to the State, the Army and the nation’s conception of itself has changed a lot in the last 10 years.
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  1. From to The changing roles of Muslims in film Javed Mohammed Writer-Producer Writer- k2film@live.com Muslims and Media Part 2 Changing the world one story at a time Copyright 2008
  2. Once upon a time in a land called Hollywood, they made dreams come true.
  3. Or depending on your point of view brought nightmares
  4. There were heroes
  5. And their were villains Dracula
  6. The Villains have varied over time: Indians
  7. Nazis
  8. Japanese
  9. Sometimes Muslim villains The Shiekh Rudolph Valentino 1921
  10. Generally Muslims were invisible in the early days
  11. As were Muslim heroes
  12. But the media was still mighty influential “The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.”
  13. Let’s fast forward
  14. In the 80s & 90s films like these were the norm: Genre: Muslim Drama, Kidnapping, True Story, Betrayal, Tear Jerker, Suspense, Escape, Doctor, Spy, Hostage, Political Film used for diversity training and understanding
  15. Not without my daughter: Tagline: “In 1984, Betty Mahmoody's husband took his wife and daughter to meet his family in Iran.” Film used for diversity training and understanding
  16. Not without my daughter: Tagline: “He swore they would be safe.” Film used for diversity training and understanding
  17. Not without my daughter: Tagline: “They would be free to leave.” Film used for diversity training and understanding
  18. Not without my daughter: Tagline: “He lied.”
  19. You won’t believe this but… This film was used for diversity training and understanding of Muslim culture
  20. This was followed by Shoot em ups 1987
  21. Billionaires, bombers, and belly dancers The Delta Force
  22. Stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims \"Arab (read Muslim) culture has been the most misunderstood and supplied with the worst stereotypes\": Scott J. Simon
  23. Fast forward to Present
  24. It’s not all bad There are positive changes taking place.
  25. Azeem helps Robin Hood and fights the evil doers eventually saving his life. .
  26. Courageous An Arab traveler helps a group of Scandinavian adventurers in a battle with a tribe of cannibalistic raiders.
  27. More good stuff
  28. Saladin and the Muslims Thoughtful, compassionate, respectful, brave and human leader.
  29. So there is positive change taking place in Hollywood
  30. I get the picture, what about
  31. In Bollywood the story is similar but also different Muslims have had a small presence in Hindi film since the early days Dilip Kumar (real name Yusuf Khan) one of the top 3 actors of his time 1950s-60s
  32. There have been many Muslim Bollywood heroines Waheeda Rahman Madhubala Mumtaz
  33. Blockbuster director Directed by (Mehboob) and lead star a Muslim (Nargis)
  34. To one of the greatest Indian Epic films Mughal-e-Azam: Directed by (K. Asif) and lead staring couple Muslims (Dilip Kumar and Madhubala)
  35. Fast forward to today: Some of the lead male stars are the Khans Shah Rukh Khan Aamir Khan Salman Khan
  36. But its not all good! The heroines are gone, the Khans are fading, and there is a strong theme of nationalism in films.
  37. The Role of minorities has been stereotyped Gabbar Singh in Sholay
  38. Muslim character portrayal has been either timid
  39. Or violent
  40. Or Promiscuous
  41. Story of Indian partition: reduced to Romance and Rambo Gadar: A blockbuster where a Sikh hero rescues Muslim damsel during riots, fall in love And then goes to rescue her from evil Pakistani Muslims.
  42. Bollywood is secular but it still has its religious motifs in every film
  43. Worship
  44. Marriage
  45. And death
  46. Every culture promotes it’s History Beliefs Heroes Values Norms Attitude
  47. But where is the Muslim narrative? Whose telling your stories, history, values?
  48. As I said it’s not all bad We, collectively are responsible: It starts with education Taking ownership Ends with action.
  49. Spike Lee “I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought- provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets.”
  50. Mahatma Ghandi said
  51. What change will you make?
  52. Reference All images are used under “fair use” and obtained from the public domain. They are the property of the respective copyright holders. Please Note: I started to keep track of sources but it became too cumbersome.

+ Pyramid ConnectionsPyramid Connections, 2 years ago

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