New Delhi: Male-starring films are no longer as popular as they once were. There is a growing demand for more honest, real, and authentic storytelling. While “masala” films may do well financially at the box office, more female-led films have been released in recent years.
Here, we present a list of five Bollywood actresses who primarily appear in films with female protagonists.
Radhika Madan
The actress who has played numerous highly acclaimed, women-centric roles in films like Pataakha, Angrezi Medium, and Sanaa has carved out a special place for herself in the business. Few people are aware that she has also done women-centric roles in a few short films.
Sanya Malhotra
In sports biopics like Dangal, by playing supporting roles. Sanya Malhotra, a Bollywood actress, has made an appearance in Umesh Bist’s modern social drama Pagglait. The movie explores the issue of a young widow who wants to live out her ambition but is constrained from doing so by her family’s insistence that she get married once more.
Puja Agarwal
Ever since she was hired as an actor, Puja Agarwal has contributed to short films that focus on women. She has worked on short films like Truth about Lies and Mirror while giving her heart and soul to the task, and she is currently developing “Bisaahee,” another women-focused short film. The plot centers on Stuti, a modern-day vlogger, who travels to a remote village where women are burned at the stake for committing witchcraft.
Nushrratt Bharuccha
The most recent project Nushrratt Bharuccha worked on was the Hindi remake of the well-known Marathi horror film Chhori. She has acted in films such as Dream Girl, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, and the Pyaar Ka Punchama series from India.
Kriti Sanon
Kriti Sanon is the lead of the socially conscious play Mimi. It talks about surrogacy. It focuses on the lives of an abandoned surrogate. Upon becoming live on the OTT, it quickly became a big hit.
