International Women's Day 2023: 5 Best inspiring female-centric Bollywood films

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Over the years, the Bollywood film industry has seen several gems deftly tackling women’s issues, with some engaging in empathic social commentary through celluloid and others slipping in engrossing concerns about women’s position in society implicitly under the cover of a commercially appealing film.

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Let us look at 5 wonderful women-centric Bollywood films  on International Women’s Day.

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Mardaani Mardaani, a 2014 action-thriller starring Rani Mukjeri was well-received critically and commercially since it was hailed for shattering gender stereotypes and presenting a powerful female police officer leading the film.

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Gangubai Kathiawadi The Sanjay Leela Bhansali direction, starring Alia Bhatt  as the eponymous heroine, is a visual feast for the eyes as  it chronicles young Ganga’s meteoric rise from a small-town girl  to ‘Gangubai’- a veritable figure of power in Kamathipura,  Mumbai while painting an opulent picture of 20th century  Mumbai and the lives of sex workers.

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English Vinglish The film, which stars late veteran actress Sridevi as the Indian housewife Shashi, delves into the difficulties created by linguistic boundaries in personal and social lives, as well as the freedom achieved through education and independence.

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Kahaani Kahaani, starring Vidya Balan as the pregnant Vidya Bagchi on the hunt for her missing husband in Kolkata, is a highly dramatic and poignant story of a woman’s determination and abilities.

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Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl The Netflix film was praised as an unexpectedly competent and uplifting biopic. It told the remarkable story of the first female combat pilot in an engaging and exhilarating manner.