Early last week, a poster of Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming film Dhaakad was released, showing the actor firing a machine gun in the spy thriller. In a statement to the media, Ranaut said that the film is a “one-of-a-kind female-led action film” that would be a “turning point” for women in Indian cinema. Around the same time, Taapsee Pannu posted pictures of her physical transformation for the lead role of a sprinter in the upcoming sports drama Rashmi Rocket. Kajol, dressed as an Odissi dancer, too, had shared the trailer of her web debut with the Netflix original, Tribhanga, a drama revolving around three women belonging to different generations in the same family.
As Bollywood emerges from the ruins of a crushing year and steps into the warm embrace of the next decade, an interesting statistic gives reason for cheer: 2021 already has about 20 scheduled films or web shows that have a strong female presence and gripping narratives that go beyond a typical Bollywood director’s dream-girl stereotype.
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