Representation of Disadvantageous Groups in Cinematography: Evidence from Aamir Khan’s Cinema

Year 2024, Issue: 86, 86 - 105, 11.07.2024

Hasan Yüksel

https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1453583

Abstract

The objective of this study is to ascertain the manner in which disadvantageous groups are represented in cinematography and on the basis of the movies of Aamir Khan, who are leadingIndian cinema (Bollywood), with his role as an actress and director. Nowadays and within an atmosphere where popular culture as well as modernity is so common, Indian cinema plays a crucial and fantastic role in portraying those referred to as disadvantageous or fragile groups in motion picture industry. In these groups, women, children with learning disabilities, disabled people, the poor, and etc., come to fore, and all these catch the attention of cinema fans. In this study, the movies in which Aamir Khan played as an actress were selected to provide data for qualitative analysis, and these movies were scientifically analyzed using content analysis research method. In these movies, the factors paving the way for a disadvantageous environment were analyzed by means of their results as a whole, and the manner in which these groups were converted into advantageous individuals was discussed with all its ins and outs. The paper mainly consists of three sections. From this perspective, and in the first part, the definitions, content, and dimensions of disadvantageous groups were presented. In the second section, the research method and the method of data collection were verified. In the last part, the research findings and results were mentioned.

Keywords

Disadvantageous Groups, Social Policy, Cinema, Aamir Khan Cinema

Dezavantajlı Grupların Beyaz Perdedeki Temsili: Aamir Khan Sineması Örneği

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, gerek ‘oyuncu’ gerek ‘yönetmen’ kimliği ile Hint sinemasının (Bollywood) önde gelen isimleri arasında yer alan Aamir Khan ve filmleri özelinde dezavantajlı grupların sinemada temsil edilme biçimlerini tespit etmektir. Popüler kültürün ve modernitenin bu denli yaygınlaştığı günümüz dünyasında Hint sineması toplumda ‘dezavantajlı’ ya da ‘kırılgan’ olarak nitelendirilebilecek kesimlerin beyaz perdeye aktarılmasında büyük ve oldukça önemli bir rol üstlenmektedir. Bu kesimler içerisinde kadınlar, öğrenme güçlüğü çeken çocuklar, engelliler, yoksullar vb. gruplar ön plana çıkmakta ve sinemaseverlerin beğenisine sunulmaktadır. Çalışmada nitel analize veri sağlamak amacıyla Aamir Khan’ın oyuncu olarak yer aldığı filmler seçilmiş olup, ilgili filmler içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmak suretiyle bilimsel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Bahse konu filmlerin tümünde dezavantajlılığa neden olan faktörler sonuçları ile birlikte analiz edilmiş, dezavantajlı grupların nasıl avantajlı hale geldiği tüm boyutları ile tartışılmıştır. Çalışma geneli itibariyle üç ana bölümden meydana gelmektedir. Bu yönüyle birinci bölümde dezavantajlı grupların tanımı, içeriği ve boyutlarına değinilmiştir. Çalışmanın ikinci bölümünde ise araştırmanın yöntem ve veri toplama biçiminden bahsedilmiştir. Çalışmanın son kısmında araştırmanın sonuçları ve bulgularına yer verilmiştir.

Keywords

Dezavantajlı Gruplar, Sosyal Politika, Sinema, Aamir Khan Sineması

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