B'wood: Women centric movies

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There are host of Bollywood flicks with women as a lead part to play. But only few of them describe the plight of the women in a courageous way. Lets have a look at the importance of women in Hindi cinema.

Girlfriend: The movie has a lesbian angle to it and portrays a strong subject that society is not going to accept.It also speaks about women asserting rightto her choices.

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Mother India: It shed the light on age old conventions but at the same time honor of women is presented beautifully through this movie and the megastar Nargis.The movie depended more on heavy gestures rather than dialogues.

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Astitva: As the name 'Astitva' itself suggests, it's about women's identity and individuality. Tabu shows her acting prowess by proving that men are not the one to set do's and don'ts for women.

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Bride & Prejudice: The movie concentrates exclusively on the heroines. Aishwarya Rai played the protagonist who is not ready to chose her better half simply on her mother's insistence.

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Chak De: Determination, ambition and skills of the hockey team girls not only did the movie proud but also the entire nation. The young and feisty 'Chakh De' had nothing lacking in them.

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Provoked: Women issues have been properly addressed through this strong and loud flick 'Provoked'. Aishwarya tries to break the shackles of the set formulae and creates the women's place in the man's world.

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Dor: Chosing life as the women are willing to is what 'Dor' about. Deeply touching movie says the story about two women and without overblowing the emotions it preaches a lot.

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Lajja: Aspiration, loneliness and widowhood, the movie 'Lajja' dealt with almost all the problems of womenhood.

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