International Women’s Day: Powerful Bollywood Films that uphold Women Empowerment

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March 8 marks the celebration of womanhood across the globe. International Women’s Day, which is celebrated every year, holds much importance for all of us as it is the day when women are recognized for their achievements and contribution in society.

In today’s time, women are no less than men, they have carved a niche for themselves in every field. While the world has already started celebrating the achievements of women, here we bring to you Bollywood Films that uphold Women Empowerment.

Bollywood Films:

English Vinglish

English Vinglish is a 2012 Indian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Gauri Shinde. The narrative revolves around a woman named Shashi, a small entrepreneur who makes snacks.

Film Review | English Vinglish

Queen

Queen is a 2014 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, and Madhu Mantena. The film stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead role, with Lisa Haydon and Rajkummar Rao playing supporting roles.

Movie review: Queen | The Michigan Daily

Kahaani 

Kahaani is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman searching for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festival of Durga Puja, assisted by Satyoki “Rana” Sinha (Parambrata Chatterjee) and Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).

Kahaani Movie: Watch Full Movie Online on JioCinema

Thappad

Thappad ( transl. Slap) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha, which he also co-produced with Bhushan Kumar of T-Series. The film, starring Taapsee Pannu, was released in theatres on 28 February 2020.

THAPPAD TRAILER: Taapsee Pannu | Anubhav Sinha | Bhushan Kumar | Releasing  28 February 2020 - YouTube

Neerja 

Neerja is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical thriller film directed by Ram Madhvani and written by Saiwyn Quadras and Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh. It was produced by Atul Kasbekar’s company, Bling Unplugged, alongside Fox Star Studios.

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Film review: Neerja

GUNJAN SAXENA: The Kargil Girl

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film directed by Sharan Sharma and produced under Dharma Productions and Zee Studios.

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' Review: Janhvi Kapoor's film touches upon  feminism like 'rainbow in the sky'

Shakuntala Devi

Shakuntala Devi is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical film tracing the life of … Originally planned for cinema release in May 2020, it was delayed owing to the Coronavirus pandemic in India.

Shakuntala Devi – The Human Computer | Film Announcement | Vidya Balan -  YouTube

PINK 

Pink is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language social thriller film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms (Pawan Kumar and Rashmi Sharma), Sheel Kumar and Shoojit Sircar.

Pink movie review: A blazing indictment of all that's wrong with us |  Entertainment News,The Indian Express

Chhapaak 

Chhapaak (transl. Splash) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film stars Deepika Padukone in leading role of a character inspired by Agarwal, alongside Vikrant Massey and Madhurjeet Sarghi. It marked Padukone’s production debut, and acting comeback after 2 years since Padmaavat (2018). The film was jointly backed by Fox Star Studios, Ka Productions, Avernus Productions and Mriga Films.

Chhapaak (aka) Chhapak review

Mardaani 

Mardaani (transl. Masculine) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film stars Rani Mukerji, with Jisshu Sengupta, Tahir Raj Bhasin and Saanand Verma in supporting roles. The narrative revolves around Shivani Shivaji Roy, a policewoman whose interest in the case of a kidnapped teenage girl leads her to uncover secrets of human trafficking by the Indian mafia.

Mardaani 2 | Official Trailer | Rani Mukerji - YouTube

Raazi

Raazi ( transl. Willing) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by Vineet Jain, Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta under the banners of Junglee Pictures and Dharma Productions.

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One year of Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal's 'Raazi': 5 times when the movie  made to the headlines | The Times of India

Lipstick Under My Burkha

Lipstick Under My Burkha is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha.

LIPSTICK UNDER MY BURKHA | Official Trailer | Releasing 21 July | Konkona  Sensharma, Ratna Pathak - YouTube

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