# Bollywood and Mental Illness

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Dinesh Bhugra
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/bollywood-and-mental-illness)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How is mental illness portrayed in Bollywood films, and what are its implications and effects on Indian society within its broader historical, cultural and social contexts? This is the first of a special series of lectures in collaboration with the Institute of Psychiatry. Other lectures in this series will be held on 13 January 2010, 3 March 2010 & 5 May 2010.

## Lectures

1. [Bollywood and Mental Illness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/bollywood-and-mental-illness/960427656f37) (YouTube)