This paper (hypothetical but based on real scholarly trends — you can find similar in journals like Bioscope: South Asian Screen Studies or South Asian Popular Culture ) examines how Hema Malini was marketed as the soft, ethereal “Dream Girl” in films like Dream Girl (1977) and Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), while also playing action-oriented, strong-willed roles. It discusses her unique position as a female star who balanced traditional femininity with proto-feminist agency in the 1970s–80s.
“The ‘Dream Girl’ and the ‘Iron Lady’: Gender, Stardom, and the Dichotomous Persona of Hema Malini in Bombay Cinema” hema malini movies
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