Indian Hindi Web Series (2017–2022): Female Cops Questioning the Gender Binaries

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Media Watch Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI:10.1177/09760911231180741

S. Shukla, Junali Deka

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Abstract

The representation of women on screen has taken a dramatic turn with the emergence of Over the Top (OTT) platforms. On the one hand, the web series is creating a new space for female actors to portray challenging professions. But, on the other hand, the directors have leapt when it comes to storytelling that goes far beyond the socially accepted homogeneous classification of femininity. Drawing upon the insight of ‘Butler’ concept of ‘Gender Performativity’ (‘Gender reality is performative which means, quite simply, that it is real only to the extent that it is performed‘), this article examines the deconstruction of gender binaries and how the non-homogeneous space created in a male-dominated territory. For the present study, female cop Hindi web series released during 2017–2022 have been selected: The Test Case, Code M Season 1, Delhi Crime, Aranyak and Code M Season 2. The significant findings reveal that the content of the web series has the potential to break the stereotype of hegemonic masculinity and question the existing gender binaries.

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印度-印地语网络系列（2017-2022）：女警察质疑性别二元对立

随着OTT (Over The Top)平台的出现，女性在屏幕上的表现发生了戏剧性的转变。一方面，这部网络剧为女演员扮演具有挑战性的职业创造了一个新的空间。但另一方面，在讲述故事方面，导演们已经超越了社会所接受的女性同质分类。根据“巴特勒”的“性别表演性”概念(“性别现实是表演性的，很简单，这意味着它只有在被表演的程度上才是真实的”)的见解，本文探讨了性别二元的解构，以及在男性主导的领域中如何创造非同质空间。在本研究中，选择了2017-2022年期间发布的女警察印度网络系列:测试案例，代码M第一季，德里犯罪，Aranyak和代码M第二季。重要的发现表明，网络连续剧的内容有可能打破男性霸权的刻板印象，并质疑现有的性别二元。

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