Start bingeing: Bollywood films with strong female leads
Start bingeing: Bollywood films with strong female leads
More than watching male leads in Bollywood films, people are starting to prefer female leads.
Bollywood films generally have male characters as leads, while women are in the supporting role or just arm candy for glamorous songs.
But slowly this trend is changing. Bollywood is giving its audience strong female-lead movies that soon become part of our must-watch lists.
We have compiled a list of Bollywood movies that depict strong female leads.
A middle-class woman, Rani, is left by her fiancée a day before the wedding. She decides to go on her honeymoon to Paris alone. What follows is a journey of self-discovery and falling in love with herself. The movie also showed the strength and importance of female friendships.
A wife and mom, Shashi, is looked down upon by her husband and kids because she can’t speak English. She goes to the US for her niece’s wedding and learns the language without anyone’s knowledge, which leaves her entire family shocked. Sri Devi will win your heart with her incredible performance.
The story of the movie revolves around a fierce cop, Shivani Shivaji Roy, who takes down an entire child trafficking network while single-handedly beating up the criminals. Rani Mukherjee’s character is a mix of strength and respect, leaving the audience in admiration of the cop.
The iconic Priyanka Chopra plays the story of the famous boxer, Mary Kom. In a country where sports are not regarded as a career, especially for women, Mary Kom goes against her family to chase her lifelong dream to become a boxer. The story is an inspiration for all women to follow their dreams despite the obstacles.
Raazi is the story of a young Indian girl who marries into a Pakistani family to work as a spy for the Indian Intelligence. She puts her country before anything and ends up sacrificing her whole life for it. The movie is a brilliant depiction of the emotional and physical strength of women.
Based on a true story, Neerja is a flight attendant who sacrifices her life to save the passengers on a hijacked flight. She shows great strength and valour for a 22-year-old girl. This movie was also said to be 2016’s most-liked woman-centric film.
Time to get out your tub of popcorn and start bingeing!
