25 best female characters in Bollywood movies

Before we dive into the 25 best female movie characters in Bollywood, let us first address what needs to be said. For the longest time, female characters in Hindi cinema have received second-class treatment. They were written and consumed only as clutches for the hero and his journey toward reaching his highest potential. Actresses catered to the male gaze and their idea of a two-dimensional woman: one who is either a simpleton, a naivete, self-sacrificing, and soft-spoken, or the ‘vamp’ influenced by western civilization and modernity, who brings shame to and degrades Indian culture and values. Female characters were mostly made as examples of what one should be and should not be. Read on…

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