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The Bollywood Fantasy: Clothes And Their Characters
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Create fantasy by understanding the relation of clothing to constructing characters and metaphors
Duration
10 days
Language
English
Age
16 or higher
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About this experience

This course appreciates the creation of fantasy through depiction of society and clothing in Hindi Cinema. Each session would look at a specific theme, with focus on one film as point of appreciation during a weekly online class. The relation of clothing and how it constructs the characters, uses metaphor resulting in creating a fantasy, would be analyzed. The course would introduce the participants to spices of- sprouting romance, bubbling dance sequences, melody of songs, sticky stereotypes, all served with tadka of melodrama. The course would conclude with a finale session where each participant would recreate a fantasy by dressing-up and photographing themselves as one of the character from the films reviewed.

Detailed Schedule

Duration- Saturdays 1 to 1.5 hours, ten sessions, starting 25th July. 

If you would like to book only 2 sessions from the entire course, you can find the link for it below:

1.       THE SILENT ERA, A NARRTIVE THROUGH CLOTHING

  • Communication through clothing in the silent era would be appreciated. This is also a time prior to censorship becoming more formal; formulas are being created, rules are tested.

2-3.  FASHION AND SOCIETY, IN GURU DUTT’S DIRECTION (PART I & II)

  • Guru Dutt, the Orson Welles of India Cinema brings out the nuances of characters though depiction of fashion of the times. This two-part session would analyze his usage of the masala- ingredients of popular cinema, the flavor of his film is philosophical. How does he wardrobes its characters 

4-5. AESTHETICS OF THE COURTESAN'S CULTURE (PART I & II)

  • The courtesan and their attires have been central to popular Hindi Cinema. This two parts session would illuminate the erotic and elegant depiction of clothes and their performers. The courtesan’s character emerged as the first group of single working women. 

6. INTERPRETING INTERNATIONAL FASHION MOVEMENT

  • Immerse in a fashion sub culture, clothes and music. Focus of the session would be to examine and enjoy example of an international cultural movement adopted in mainstream Hindi film.

7. SPICES FROM RURAL INDIA

  • This session would appreciate the indigenous clothing in the rural landscape. Picture the beauty of melancholy, of a slow village life, an antithesis of mainstream cinema and fashion!

8. SCRIPTING AN ALTER PERSONALITY

  • What happens when the story takes the title character to a different world? How does she adapt to a new lifestyle, clothes and custom? 


9. HIDDEN DESIRES - CENSORED VOICES

  • Explore hidden desires, a quest to full fill fantasy in a black comedy, a rare coming of age melodrama set in present India.

10. FINALE SESSION: HAPPY ENDING

  • Dress to impress- This session would celebrate the recreation of an iconic look straight out form anyone of the Film appreciated during the course.

Links to watch the film would be sent a week before each session.

The things you will learn
  • Film appreciation
  • Understanding of creating a fantasy using characters and clothing
  • Introduction to the spices and elements of melodrama
Useful guidelines
  • If you are a student, you can avail a 40% discount for the course which we will refund after you have booked the experience
  • Watching the movies before the sessions is a must for you to absorb the knowledge from the sessions
  • Please try to join the experience on or before the given time
  • Please carry a proof of identification with you
  • Always communicate through Freebirds and never transfer money outside the Freebirds platform
  • You can cancel upto 3 days before the experience is scheduled to start
Hosted by
Lokesh Ghai

I love to participate in curatorial art projects and collaboration. Design consultant in the field of fashion and textile crafts. Love to explore inter disciplinary craft practices. Interests in: Design, education and research.


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