REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL ISSUES IN INDIAN CINEMA: A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE CAUSE OF UNTOUCHABILITY.

Abstract

Indian Cinema has been witness to many social issues being raised from time to time. Various genres have been worked upon by the filmmakers to showcase their talent. Mythological, Socially relevant films, Escapist fare, horror, Islamicate and –parallel Cinema movement have been the genres , Indian film-makers have tackled with. Prominent film-makers who have raised the social issues in Hindi Cinema are V.Shantaram, Raj Kapoor, Mehboob, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy and B.R. Chopra. These film-makers have raised concerns about various social issues like women issues, caste system, class difference and poverty in their Cinema. In this paper, issue of untouchability has been raised as shown specifically in films, Achhut Kanya, Sujata and Lagan