There are films which deal with rape subtly, and there are films which highlight rape scenes explicitly so that it attracts more people.

Biraj Bahu: The landlord rapes Abhi Bhattacharya's wife, Biraj Bahu (Kamini Kaushal). The crime is suggested when Biraj's lantern slips away from her hand and the flame dies out.

Mausam: In this Gulzar film, the rape is picturised on a village girl, Kajri (Sharmila Tagore).

The camera focuses on a bottle of medicine, as the liquid slowly drips out.

Damini: Director Rajkumar Santoshi offered a different perspective on rape in his film.

The victim is poor and forced to accept the rape committed by a gang of rich boys. Damini (Meenakshi Seshadri), daughter-in-law in the same house, watches the scene helplessly, and later fights for the victim.

Santoshi stayed away from turning the rape scene into a graphic melodrama.

Mother India: Director Mehboob Khan does not show Nargis getting raped at all.

The crime is indicated by her smudged bindi, broken mangalsutra and her walk.

Zakmi Aurat: As one man commits the heinous crime, another just watches. And so does the audience.

And why is the woman being raped? Because she is a police officer and has to be cut down to size.

Insaaf Ka Tarazu: In this B R Chopra film, the rape scenes were shot in great detail to build up the titillation.

Aakrosh: There are films like Aakrosh, where the woman's caste is responsible for her exploitation.

Govind Nihalani shows a tribal woman (Smita Patil) getting raped and later killed. Her husband is arrested for her murder.

Bandit Queen: Shekhar Kapur explicitly shot the rape scenes, whether the victim (Seema Biswas) is a child or gang raped by the Thakurs of Behmai.

Here again, the woman's caste is responsible for her exploitation.

Roti Kapda Aur Makaan: Manoj Kumar shot the rape scene explicitly with Moushmi Chatterjee rolling in wheat flour. Later, she bears the rapist's child.

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