Filmic construction of regional Islamophobia

Rendering Kashmiri Muslims in Hindi cinema

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12913403
AutoresTawseef Majeed (0000-0001-6941-5616, Jamia Millia Islamia, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume18
Fascículo2
Páginas305-328
Data de publicação2024-06-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Arab & Muslim Media Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1751-9411 • E-ISSN: 1751-942X
EditoraIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/jammr_00084_1
OpenAlexW4399874174
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas37

This article examines the representation of Kashmir and its people in Hindi cinema, particularly Kashmiri Muslims. Cinematic representation has contributed to a harmful perception of Muslim identity and Islam. Given the contemporary global religio-political scenario, it is crucial to examine this phenomenon in promoting such perceptions about Kashmir, which is often referred to as South-Asian Palestine. The methodology employs survey, dialogical deconstruction and narrative analysis to unearth the implicit significances within three selected films, Haider , Mission Kashmir and Roja , depicting the Kashmiri Muslim subjects and their effect on the youth. A survey of university youth was also conducted at three central universities in Delhi. The investigation reveals a prevalent theme of violence in these films, often giving negative and biased portrayals of Kashmiris. Such conscious constructions of negative characters and narratives perpetuate Kashmirophobia – the fear or prejudice against Kashmir and its people among the youth. The portrayal of Kashmiri Muslims in Bollywood aggravates communal narratives and reinforces discriminatory views about the community, affecting the perception of the audience towards Kashmiri Muslims

Archaeology · Art · Hindi · Islam · Islamophobia · Kashmiri · Media studies · Movie theater · Political science · Rendering (computer graphics · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Demography · History · South Asian Cinema and Culture · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora · Artificial Intelligence