The increased coverage of women's problems could be attributed to the rising number of female reporters in the media as well as the presence of several prominent journalists in leadership roles in both prints. We must acknowledge the influence that new media has played in shifting the landscape regarding women's issues while discussing the rising trend in media. Online platforms are becoming more and more effective tools for galvanising public support.

The current social trend and the sensitive, proactive, and extensive media coverage put these problems in the public eye. Online user opinions have been a major factor in the media's increased sensitivity to issues about women.

Since women make up half of the population, the media should pay special attention to them to highlight issues that affect them as well as their accomplishments and success stories as they work to realise their aspirations of achieving economic independence, equality with men, and a sense of self-respect.

Although women have become increasingly prevalent in developmental research over the past 20 years, few studies have examined how sensitively the media presents women in its content. Adolescents of today are exposed to media of all kinds most of the time, and they learn by recognising themselves with their role model, who is typically a character they see in television, movies, and news reports. In light of this, the current study aims to ascertain teenagers' perceptions about women's representation in the media and whether these perceptions correlate with real-life characters.

Women in motion pictures

The most sophisticated medium for communication is film, which can incorporate all of the elements of drama, sound, and vision. With an edge over print media and a strong impact on audiences who lack literacy, films are based on a variety of topics, including family and societal issues, romance, religious tales, and family drama.

It is the most powerful media, and viewers frequently get carried away from it. Any unethical interpretation might have a negative ethical impact on society.

It is undeniable that films have contributed to a shift in societal perspective to some level, but society is still mostly unaware of women's true status. The way women are shown in films has changed from dancing around tresses, taking care of everyone in the family, having sexual relations with males, and being expected to act like the perfect daughter, wife, and daughter-in-law. Feminists have changed over the last 75 years, with "a new wave" emerging in the movies that have unleashed Rao (1989).

Many women-focused films have emerged in recent decades, showcasing women shattering stereotypes in films like "Mardani" and "Lajja." A lot of actual atrocities against women are also shown in films like "No One Killed Jessica." Movies like "Mary" The success tale of women is portrayed in "Kom."

However, the number of these films is so small that one could count them on one hand, and they do not make the list of films that have made over 100 crores, unlike commercial films that feature women singing and dancing, pleading for assistance, and men defending women. This demonstrates the audience's stereotyped worldview, which enjoys seeing men and women in their conventionally established positions.

Women are rarely depicted as working unless necessary. Though well-educated, she spends her time watching television or sitting at home shopping. Even when working, specific professions are mentioned, such as teachers, attorneys, and receptionists. Working women have frequently demonstrated experiencing sexual harassment and the media's reinforcement of masculinity (Gallagher 1992). The modern women portrayed in films are a radical departure from the patriarchal tradition; they are intelligent, attractive, and self-sufficient, yet they still require a hero to save them from small-time criminals.

The way women are portrayed in modern films could create myths in society (Laxmi 1986). The stereotype that demands that female filmmakers make a movie about a female-related issue is discriminatory (Gupta 1994). In an investigation on "reading preferences and perceptions of representation of women' by Nidhi Mittal (1999), she discovered that the respondents themselves believed that publications should alter how women are portrayed because they are more frequently depicted in muted roles.