Hierarchies of Masculinities: An Analysis of the Characters in the Indian Web Series, Paatal Lok

Media and society are interdependent entities that suspended seamlessly in a state of blissful co-existence where one feeds the other vice versa. More so, when it comes to gender issues, wherein, media’s narrative is shaped by societal norms imbibes large part its conversations from media. Media’s representation masculine has largely been dictated inherent patriarchal classic hegemonic patterns dominant media narratives. However, as R.W. Connell recognised, there exists diverse range masculinities own hierarchical structure which also represented through content. Over-the-top (OTT) platforms gaining ground India’s crowded scene because factors like accessibility, affordability variety Indian content on OTT targeted at young, urban, upwardly-mobile middle class slick productions with hard-hitting, original storylines closer-to-reality characterizations. Paatal Lok such very popular crime drama primarily narrative. This study uses Connell’s three structures relations: labour, power cathexis understand across identifying hierarchies web series, Lok. The qualitative techniques form discourse analysis gain further insight into different gradations contemporary