Hindi cinema has always been a better citation for Indian culture. Now it is an
accepted proof for the changing scenarios of modern India. The cinema has shaped
and portrayed Indian culture to the extent that the sixth art forms could ever
achieve. Hindi cinema has a great influence on common man who sees the different
symbols of daily life and culture constructed by cinema as real things present in
their day-to-day life. Cinema does not only construct the symbols but also
deconstruct it. The present research aims to trace and analyze the construction
and deconstruction of different social, economic, and psychological symbols
created over a period of time through many block buster films. To check this changing
perspective of cinema for the society, two films namely ‘Calendar Girls’ and ‘Haider’
discussed in this paper. The focus of the study is on understanding the portrayal of
women in Calendar Girls and terrorism in Haider