Indie insanity – misrepresentation of psychiatric illness in mainstream Indian cinema

Mental Illness in Indian Hindi Cinema: Production, Representation, and Reception before and After Media Convergence

“…During the 20th century, mental illness was misrepresented in the Hindi cinema. [7][8][9] With the advent of media convergence, that is, the amalgamation of audiovisual and print media on digital platforms, 10 Hindi cinema gradually portrayed a much more realistic picture of mental illness, but not wholly. Assuming the 20th century as a pre-media convergence period and focusing on the role of cinema in building the attitude and belief on the issue of mental illness, we analyze the portrayal of the same in Hindi cinema through the lens of production and representation in the pre-media convergence and post-me-Mental Illness in Indian Hindi Cinema: Production, Representation, and Reception before and After Media Convergence…”