Reinscribing Identity Formation on Screen: Ashima and Shashi

Abstract

The present work observes, from two films of the commercial genre, the negotiation of two leading female characters in sculpting individual identities. Through their thought process, actions and decisions as depicted in the films, the characters attain personal and cultural emancipation which implies that they have traversed a long way from their initial selves. This study traces the mutation of the characters and the transformed reality they create; to understand the nature of the personal struggle they deal with in the course of their journey.