1Professor and Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida (UP)
2ICSSR Doctorate Scholar, Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida (UP)
Online Published on 08 January, 2024.
Family is the smallest unit of any society. It is believed that a family unit should be studied to understand the fabric of society. It is said that films and society mirror each other. Hence, the sociocultural subtleties that a film showcases in the narrative of a story affect society directly or indirectly and vice versa.
This study has been conducted through the comparative analysis of three films each from the last three consecutive decades which have portrayed the family system using a qualitative approach in research.
This paper is to explore the socio-cultural dynamics of an Indian family depicted in Hindi cinema and how it has changed over some time.
It will be studied how films show the relationships and family values within that system. This study is significant as cinema constructs meaning that affects the real life of people and society at large.
Family system, Hindi cinema, Social structure, Cultural depiction
