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Podcast: eShe
Episode: 'Joram' through the gender lens, and women's roles in Hindi films
Description: Released this month, Hindi film 'Joram' is a thriller about a tribal villager on the run with his baby daughter Joram. They are trying to escape the grasp of the urban police on one hand and rural politicians and Maoist rebels on the other.
The film features women in key roles: Smita Tambe Dwivedi plays 'Phulo Karma', a bereaved mother seeking ruthless vengeance; Nimmy Raphel plays the Maoist rebel chief; and Megha Mathur plays the role of Phulo Karma's ever-present, tech-savvy sidekick.
The film is not only gender-sensitive in its portrayal of women characters -- giving them nuanced back...