May 3, 2017
I’m loving the current wave of strong female characters in Indian cinema right now. Saw Baahubali: The conclusion today, and loved how the director took time and effort to build the female characters and didn’t just restrict their identities to a selfless poor mother or a skinny glamour doll wife. The women cared about their families, made mistakes, took their own decisions and didn’t bend on being oppressed. Very impressed and would love if this trend continues. We still have a long way to go but movies like Dangal, Phillauri, Neerja, Piku, Queen, NH10 etc with strong female leads have restored my faith in Indian cinema & at least now I see hope.