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My essay title will be:
'How are Asians represented in film and television, with particular focus on Bride & Prejudice?'

My independent study will focus on the representation of Asians within the media today – and in particular in film and television. I have decided to analyse this question in reference to the film ‘Bride & Prejudice’, 2004, directed by Gurinder Chadha - who is reknown for her contribution to the creation of many British Asian texts available, most famously 'Bend It Like Beckham'.
The film is an adaptation of the novel ‘Pride & Prejudice’ by writer Jane Austen, and is fundamentally about traditional mother Mrs. Bakshi and her eagerness to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters.
This entire concept of her aggravation and worries towards her daughters and marriage is an issue which, can often be associated to the stereotypical Asian mother.
My study will aim to analyse and assess this attitude and also many others related to the way in which Asians are represented within this film and in general within the media.