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Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Dream Girl’ Through The Gender Lens

Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Dream Girl’ Through The Gender Lens

Update: 2019-09-14
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In the latest release, Dream Girl, Ayushmann Khurrana plays the role of a man who is forced to take on a female identity at an adult call centre. From references to Sanksrit epics to issues of female consent, I discuss how writer-director Raaj Shaandilya's film fares from a gender perspective. 

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Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Dream Girl’ Through The Gender Lens

Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Dream Girl’ Through The Gender Lens

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