Redefining Her Story: A Study on Strong Female Characters in OTT Media

Redefining Her Story: A Study on Strong Female Characters in OTT Media

Dr Aditi Pareek

Senior Assistant Professor

Aditipareek1910@gmail.com

Dept of Journalism & Mass Communication

IIS (deemed to be University), Jaipur

Abstract

The representation of women on screen has taken a turn with the emergence of OTT platforms. Not only are actresses portraying women in challenging professions, but even directors have taken a leap when it comes to storytelling that goes far beyond socially accepted gender standards. It is but natural that women today are seen in powerful roles to be depicted beautifully on OTT screens. Television has given strength to women but OTT has given power to the women portraying the characters of today's women who set an example for many women in the country. The women characters knit on OTT shows like Delhi Crime, Arya, Four More Shots Please ,Mai and many more webseries have shown that women is power. This primary research study is an attempt to showcase how the audience of OTT has come a long way and what attributes of these characters can be examined through survey method followed by indepth interviews.

Keywords: Audience, Character Representation, OTT, Web Series, Female Characters, Web Shows