Same-sex love in Muslim cultures through the lens of Hindustani Cinema

Authors

  • Ayesha Arfeen Jawaharlal Nehru University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2017.147

Keywords:

Same-sex love, Amradparashti, Dedh Ishqiya, Laundabaazi, Muslim lesbians, Sexual Frustration, Female Sexuality

Abstract

This paper tries to explore same-sex love in Muslim cultures in India as represented in Hindustani cinema. My focus will be on Muslim female same-sex love which is generally not touched upon. Female same-sex love and male same-sex love is widely discussed and debated upon. The recent film Dedh Ishqiya (Bhardwaj, 2014) is taken as a case study to examine female same-sex love in a Muslim context. Other films will be dealt in periphery. The influence of language, place and peer group is to be checked. Amradparashti or male same-sex love is discussed in comparison to female same-sex love for which no particular term in North India is used that frequently.

 

Author Biography

Ayesha Arfeen, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Doctoral Researcher, CSSS/SSS, JNU, New Delhi.

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Published

2017-09-14

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2017): Spring 2017

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