There was a time when Bollywood was criticized for stereotypes and sliding the female characters but now definitely there is some evolvement when it comes to showcasing women's empowerment. In this blog, we are gonna talk about some of the movies that showcase women's empowerment just rightly.
Well here are the top 5 Bollywood Movies that Represent Women's Empowerment -
Queen ( 2013)
If you are looking for a movie that celebrates women's strength, Queen is your cup of tea. Queen is a movie directed by Vikash Bahl about Rani Mehra, a girl from Delhi. She belongs to just a typical Desi family who later got ditched by her fiance just before the day of her marriage because after living in a foreign she wasn't his type. Rani always wanted to go to Paris, so she made a bold decision to solo travel to Paris as she and her fiance were going on their honeymoon after the marriage.
She had no idea that her trip to Paris was gonna change her life. During her trip, she encountered wonderful people, learned how to be independent, unblocked her potential and grew so much as a person. She was able to learn how to enjoy her life and able to gain confidence. Queen represents women's empowerment in such a beautiful and positive manner. Highly recommend the movie.
Marry Kom (2014)
We still live in a society where stereotypes and norms against women still exist, one of them being that women shouldn't participate in sports. Mary Kom is a biographic sports movie that has a great representation of breaking barriers. It is a movie about the real-life story of Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, she was the first Indian woman boxer to win Gold Metal in the Asian Games in 2014.
This movie deserves all the recognition for showcasing women's empowerment, what challenges she faced in male-dominant sports and societal norms against women. It also shows how she balanced her life as an athlete and as a mother. The theme of the movie revolves around empowerment, dedication and inspiration. It was a great touch in Bollywood adding women's sports movies.
Pink (2016)
Pink is a movie about three young single girls and how their night hangout changed into a traumatic event when they accepted dinner from a politician kid and his friends one of the girls bagged an alcohol bottle after a guy tried to molest her. When they went to file an FIR against them, people accused it was their fault as they were drinking, and decided to accept the dinner because they filed an FIR against the politician's nephew who had a very influential strong background. After seeing the situation a retired lawyer Deepak who had Bipolar, role played by Amitabh Bachan decided to take the case into his own hands to get justice for the girls.
Pink is the movie which gonna shows how our society always blames women and always considers it their fault. It delivers a very strong message of consent “ NO” means “NO”. A line said by Deepak “ “NO” is enough to refuse, no matter who it comes from a friend, girlfriend, sex worker or even your wife.”
It also conveys the message of how we judge a person just by their clothes, what kind of work they do etc.
Tumhari Sulu (2017)
Tumhari Sulu is a light-hearted comedy movie about an ambitious and loving housewife living in Mumbai named, Sulu. Just like other housewives, she took care of household work, take care of family. Her life is just an ordinary everyday routine until she lands a job as a Radio jockey in a Radio company. With her remarkable lively personality and ability to connect with people truly, it didn't take her time to get famous. But it wasn't as easy as we thought Sulu faced many problems that working households face and also stereotypes faced by the women in society
Perceily, this movie did its best job in showcasing the frustration that working housewives face which can be relatable to many Indian women, how they are expected to handle both work and kids themselves. It is also breaking the stereotype that after marriage women should devote themselves to taking care of the family, not their interests and careers.
Darlings (2022)
Darling directed by Jasmeet K Reen is a movie about a serious issue, Domestic Violence. It is about a girl named Badura and her lover Hamza. Badura and Hamza both were pretty much in love with each other and eventually decided to get married but her marriage turned out to be a nightmare for her. Hamza was an alcoholic and used to beat her over little things. She should leave him but she still has hope that he might change but things are getting worse. Badura's mother knew about her daughter's abuse and wanted to return home but Badura was in love with him.
The abuse continues every single day until Badura has enough and decides to take control of her hand with the help of her mother and finally decides to take revenge.
It is a very interesting movie that everyone should watch. Even though this movie is more about Domestic Violence, it still showcases and celebrates women's empowerment in such an impactful way.
