Women-oriented films have finally found their rightful place in the male-dominated film industry. The 66th Indian National Award for the best feature film of the year 2019 was bagged by a women-centric Gujarati period film #Hellaro (which means an outburst). This movie depicted the saga of a group of Kutch women from the 1970s who sought solace through the medium of dance and music amidst a patriarchal society.
The year 2019 saw many women-centric films being made in Bollywood. Here is a list of 5 movies that had female protagonists in the lead and the message hidden within each of the movies.
An Action thriller Directed by #GopiPuthran
#RaniMukherjee as SP Shivani Shivaji Roy attempts to hunt down a young and ferocious man who goes on raping and murdering women. The rapist keeps on challenging Shivani with every crime and sets the bar high each time. While the chase is running in the foreground, the protagonist also talks about how the society needs to change its outlook towards today’s women but also support them by treating women as equals in action rather than only in words.
A #Biopic Directed by #TusharHiranandani
#BhumiPednekar and #TaapseePannu as sister-in-laws #ChandroTomar and #PrakashTomar are conditioned to live as per the patriarchic rules of the society. At the age of 60 years, the women accidentally discover their flair for shooting. Both protagonists inspire other girls and women to take up shooting, while their men are oblivious of their doings. One day the hide and seek ends, and the women face the men in the clan head-on. Life can allow us to flourish at any age and stage of life, and this movie brings home the message of women empowerment and independence.
A #Mystery #Thriller Directed by #SujoyGhosh
#TaapseePannu as Naina Sethi gets allegedly arrested on the charges of murdering her secret lover. Naina insists that she is being wrongly accused. The tale turns upside down when she is having an interview with her defence lawyer on what exactly happened on the night the murder took place. Towards the end, reality unfolds, and something absolutely unexpected crops up. The most interesting part of the movie is that both the protagonist and antagonist are women. The movie demonstrates the extent to which a woman can go when she loves and hates someone. The power of womanhood is depicted through this whodunit thriller.
An Offbeat #Romcom #Drama directed by #ShellyChopraDhar
#SonamKapoor as Sweety, a closeted lesbian, is being forced to get married the traditional way by her family. The movie is a tale of her attempts to open out to her conservative Punjabi family and to unite with her love, Kuhu played by #ReginaCassandra. A brilliant lesbian love story that can make you change the way you look at love. Love knows no “normalcy” or gender. Love is for everyone, even for those who are shunned and not fully accepted as a part of society.
#Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
A #Patriotic #Period film directed by #KanganaRanaut and #JagarlamudiRadhakrishna
#KanganaRanaut as #Manikarnika portrays not only the life but also the value systems of India’s first women #freedomfighter #RaniLaxmibai. From rebelling against taboos that disregarded a woman’s dignity to resisting and fighting the British rule with the utmost bravery, #Manikarnika does it all. A heroic woman began the uprising against the British rule, and this movie is the tale of her fearlessness and strength.
Among the other women-centric movies that got projected on the big screen last year were #MissionMangal, #GameOver, #KhandaniShafakhana, and #Section375.
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