On the International Women's Day, we celebrate the women in roles that broke new grounds in Bollywood in 2011
She is a chain smoker, watches adult films and doesn't think twice before using expletives, Bollywood heroine has come a long way. Whether it is Rani Mukerjee mouthing expletives in 'No One Killed Jessica' or Vidya celebrating her sexuality in 'Dirty Picture', 2011 saw B'wood actresses breaking the mould of the perfect Indian woman and experimenting with the roles. She was no longer coy about her choices in life and not afraid to try out the extreme. On International Women's Day, we celebrate the women in roles that broke new grounds in Bollywood
Rani Mukherjee in No one Killed Jessica: She is locked in a passionate embrace but the moment her work-phone beeps, she is ready to leave her lover high and dry and asks him to 'fly solo'. Rani Mukherjee's Meera Gaity is a no-nonsense journalist who does yoga at work, smokes non-stop and mouths expletives without thinking twice.
Gul Panag in Turning 30: Gul Panag managed to portray the worries of every woman who is at the verge turning three-decades-old. Not only that, the film celebrated the liberation from the usual Bollywood clichés. So here, we have the girl spooning the boy instead of the other way around, lingerie being discussed openly by the women and sex doesn't need to lead to marriage. We like!
Priyanka Chopra in 7 Khoon Maaf: Apart from the seven makeovers that Priyanka Chopra goes through, here is a heroine who is vulnerable and vicious at the same time. Priyanka's Susanna is vain and cruel and doesn't think twice before bumping off her husbands. She doesn't try to take a moral stance to her acts and instead revels in the dark and twisted nature of her deeds.
Kangna Ranaut in Tanu weds Manu: Tanu finishes a quarter bottle of vodka and passes out before her suitor comes to see her. She blatantly chooses a ruffian as her life partner instead of a well-to-do NRI doctor. Despite the bad acting by Kangna Ranaut as Tanu, the film managed to break the sati-savitri image of the Indian woman.
Vidya Balan in Dirty Picture: 'Mujhe jo chaiye, uska mazaa sirf raat to aata hai' she tells a blushing Tusshar Kapoor. Vidya's silk is blatant about her sexuality, which almost borders into arrogance.In a country of repressed sexuality, Vidya's role was a breath of fresh air and her cheeky lines were an instant hit. Naturally, the film managed to deliver what it promised- 'Entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.'
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