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Date of Publication: January 01, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2016.017
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Indie insanity – misrepresentation of psychiatric illness in mainstream Indian cinema
Abstract:
Indian cinema has progressed in the recent past. Many directors have broken the mould of the typical "masala" film and their cinema resonates with real life. However, the representation of psychiatric illnesses and psychiatrists in Indian films still reflects the populist melodrama.
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