Arjun, and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. In recent years, however, his drama off-screen proved more gripping than any movie. He moved from scrape to messy scrape with the law, the media, and his sometimes girlfriend, Miss World-turned-actress Aishwarya Rai. Columnists bemoaned his bad boy ways. Religious fundamentalists protested his taste in women (he was a Muslim; Aishwarya, a Hindu). But all along, diehard fans swore he was simply misunderstood. Now he stands accused of manslaughter. And even those
commonly misunderstood aspects of traditional cultures and the folly of cultural tension. Works Cited 1. Austen, Jane, and Vivien Jones. Pride and Prejudice. London: Penguin, 2003. Print. 2. Bride and Prejudice. Dir. Gurinder Chadha. Perf. Aishwarya Rai and Martin Henderson. 2004.
In films, heroines reveal cultural values, gender roles, and social challenges experienced by their culture. Therefore, viewers may use Bollywood heroines as a lens through which to view the experience of the Indian woman and Indian culture. Recently, with the growth in size and influence of the Indian diaspora, a new strand of Bollywood films has emerged concerning the topic of first or second generation Indians living abroad. These non-resident Indians (NRI) face a reality very different from that
liberated themselves from the chains of oppression that is found in many cultures. Works Cited Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee."The Disappearance." Arranged Marriage. 1995: Print. Provoked. Dir. Jag Mundhra. Perf. Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, 2006. Film.
and impure in this world. After eight years of torture, sodomy, and killing, Gilles de Rais would finally stand to confess countless murders, his motives, and acts through how they took place. His actions, however, would be the result of several influences that shaped his life. These influences focus on his childhood upbringing, involvement with warfare, homosexuality, and French society. All help justify de Rais’ murders and his sadistic nature of a serial killer. There can be many excuses one uses
Media censorship is not an unusual phenomenon around the world, as it has been disapproved by right groups since ancient times. It had originated in ancient times when rulers and religious leaders imposed limitation on the press, with an aim to stop them from spreading information which might turn against them, and the activities conducted by them. Regardless of the differences in geographical location, religion, culture and the tradition, the motive for censorship has remained the same. The most