"Queen of Misery" Nirupa Roy: Re-reading the Filmic Mother of 1980s Through Alternate Care Dynamics.

The article offers information on the reinterpretation of Nirupa Roy as the "Queen of Misery" in 1980s Indian cinema, examining alternative dynamics of maternal care. Topics include the socio-cultural conditioning of motherhood, which dictates self-sacrificial roles and restricts self-actualization, the normative glorification of the mother figure in Indian society shaping social identity, and the patriarchal structures that confine women to caregiving roles.