Here is a list of some of the best female oriented films that have created new grounds in Bollywood. Many films that have come and gone, some of them stand in memory. Take a look at 10 of our favorite female oriented films which were exceptional and broke all trends and norms in Bollywood.
Top 10 Most Women Oriented Films of Bollywood
10. Fashion.
Is a female oriented drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Madhur Bhandarkar. Priyanka Chopra won the National Film Award for Best Actress for this film. Fashion features the journey of several women named Meghna Mathur (Priyanka Chopra) and Shonali Gujral (Kangana Ranaut). Megha is a small-town girl who is power-hungry and when she finds success, she uses it in a way that destroys her, her relationships and her modeling career. But despite Gir, Meghna stands against everything to bring it back to the fashion world, while befriending a former supermodel Shonali Gujral (Kangana Ranaut), who is completely ruined and thus Was saving Eventually Shonali dies but Meghna refuses and gives a performance of her life.
Despite being a female-oriented film and an all-female star, the film did well at the box-office and was a commercial success. The film garnered several nominations and won several at various award ceremonies.
9. Kahani
Vidya Balan is an actress who films on her own terms. The story is one such example. Traces the story of a woman (Vidya aka Bidda Bagchi), who comes to India in search of her missing husband, the story is a powerful and intriguing one a single woman can do. This includes the murder of a terrorist who killed her husband, fooling all investigating officers.
8. 7 Khoon Maaf
7 Khoon Maaf garnered several nominations and won several awards, most notably for Chopra for Best Actress. Is an Indian black comedy film directed, co-written and co-produced by Vishal Bhardwaj. The film is based on Ruskin Bond's short story "Seven Husbands of Susanna". The film Family Fatale is based on Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, an Anglo-Indian woman who murders her seven husbands in search of love. The murders (and her yearning for love) are explained by the loss of her mother at a young age.
7. Dirty Photos.
Vidya Balan went on to win all the awards for The Dirty Picture. Based on the life of the South Siren Silk Smitha, The Dirty Picture signals the journey of an ordinary woman who, by being an extra on the film's set, becomes a top heroine in the 80s male-dominated South industry. Although Silk eventually dies, she removes all the barriers of her time and makes a slow salty on the screen.
6. Bandit Queen.
The film tells the story of bandit queen Phoolan Devi, who was jailed in 1983 and freed in 1994. Over the course of five years, he was prosecuted by the Indian police and turned into a legend (like modern Robin Hood) by the Indian press. . Although the press attempted to make her the optimal hero with blue eyes, black hair, she was tall and handsome and she was actually an average Indian who made it difficult for the film to meet audience expectations and at the same time I told the truth Later in his life, he entered politics and was murdered in 2001.
5. Shame.
Lajja is a powerful film that talks about the evils of Indian society aimed at women. Manisha Koirala wants to run away from her husband (Jackie Shroff) but when she realizes that she is pregnant, her husband tries to snatch the child from her. As she runs away from America and arrives in India, she encounters Mythili (Mahima Chaudhary), a bride, Janaki (Madhuri Dixit), a theater artist and Ramdulari (Rekha), a village wife. All these women are targets of male oppression and anarchism. Lajja works as a power packed performance oriented film with a myriad of women's issues for Vijay. Never mind the box office result.
4. Zubeida.
Directed by Shyam Benegal and written by Khalid Mohammed. The film is based on the life of ailing actress Zubeida Begum and the film's author Khalid Mohammed is his own son.
Zubeida discovers the story of an ailing actress who is later forced into marriage to get a divorce. Left with a new birth, this young mother (Karisma Kapoor as Zubeida) falls in love with a married Rajput king (Manoj Bajpayee) and eventually marries her. But in a tragic series of events, the two die in a plane crash. Set to be based on the real-life story of Zubeida Begum, Karisma Kapoor as and Zubaida gave one of the most powerful performances of her career, earning the National Award for Best Actress (Critics Choice) .
3. Chandni Bar.
Chandni Bar is a story of a displaced woman is forced to become a beer-bar dancer, and sire children of a gangster. It depicts the gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime. The film stars Tabu and Atul Kulkarni in lead roles. It also stars Ananya Khare, Rajpal Yadav, Minakshi Sahani and Vishal Thakkar. The film was a critically acclaimed hit and it won four National Film Awards.
2. Damini.
The theme revolves around the character Damini (Meenakshi Sheshadri ) who represents truth and innocence. After her marriage in renowned wealthy family, Damini happens to see a cruel act done by her brother-in-law. She wants the victim to get justice, but the family including her husband oppose her, which leads her to leave the house. Soon she is helped by a drunkard, an ex-advocate, who helps her in all respect to reach to her aim and therefore justice.
1. Mother India.
Considered as one of the finest classics of Indian cinema, Mother India was a path breaking film of its time and also one of Nargis Dutt’s path breaking performances. Nargis as Radha is a poor villager who fights all odds to raise her two sons. She is the epitome of justice and a mother god like figure in her village. In the end, staying true to her cause, she kills her evil son so justice can prevail.
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