Volume VI Special Issue I January 2026

Name of Author : Isha Desai

Title of the paper : Subverting Patriarchy: Gender and Resistance in Juice and Everything is Fine through the Lens of Feminist Film Theory

Abstract: The paper critically examines the representation of gendered roles, the construction of the good woman, and the dynamics of patriarchy within the domestic sphere in Neeraj Ghaywans Juice 2017 and Mansi Jains Everything is Fine 2017. Both films expose the nuances of unpaid domestic labour, emotional suppression, and the societal expectations placed on women, while simultaneously subverting male dominance in the familial context. Drawing upon Laura Mulveys Feminist Film Theory, which critiques the male centric narrative and the objectification of women through male gaze, this study explores how these films challenge the conventional representations of women within the Indian family structure. Mulveys theory highlights how female characters are often positioned as objects for male visual pleasure, thus reinforcing patriarchal ideologies. The paper further examines how the protagonists in both films resist the stereotypical good woman role and analyzes the symbolic significance of elements like juice and cigarettes in subverting patriarchal control.

Keywords : Gendered Roles, Patriarchy, Feminist Film Theory, The Good Women, Objectification.

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Page Number : 169-181