Women Centric Films

Tanuja Chandra: 'If there are 150 Hindi films in a year, not even 50 are led by female actors'

As part of our #SceneStealers series, writer and filmmaker Tanuja Chandra discusses her brand of women-led cinema, two decades in the making, and why change — although on its way — has been slow to set in

What Veere Di Wedding reveals about Indian films centered on women and how it can learn from Ocean's 8

One sincerely hopes Veere Di Wedding will give contemporary, Indian women wings to fly. Also women can entertain while going beyond women-centered matters, too. That's a promise Ocean's 8 makes all too well.

From Tumhari Sulu to Lipstick Under My Burkha, women-led films were Bollywood's heroes of 2017

2017 showed that mainstream Hindi cinema finally seemed to get its act right with women-led films | #YearInReview

Konkona Sen Sharma, Kalki-starrer finds no investors over lack of 'popular' male lead

Scholarship, starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Kalki Koechlin does not have a 'popular' male lead, which is why investors don't want to back it.

Angry Indian Goddesses’ Arsala Qureishi talks about cinema, censorship, and her new film

Women-centric films in India have found a passionate voice because of conscientious men, says Arsala Qureishi, who co-wrote 2015's Angry Indian Goddesses

Noor, Akira show there is more to Sonakshi Sinha than being a decorative Bollywood heroine

In spite of a dream debut opposite Salman Khan in Dabangg (2010), Sonakshi Sinha has rarely been considered the actress 'to watch out for'. Have Akira and Noor been able to change that?

Akira's 20 cr box office collection: How it compares to 2016's heroine-centric films

How does Akira's opening weekend box office collection compare to other heroine-centric films from 2016, like Neerja, Jai Gangajaal, Sarbjit and Happy Bhag Jayegi?

Sonam Kapoor on 'Neerja', sexism and success: ‘Dilli bahut door hai’

For Sonam Kapoor, it has been a long road from star daughter with promise to glamour icon to serious actress with box-office clout. She spoke to Firstpost's contributing editor Anna MM Vetticad about her journey so far.

Watch: Anushka Sharma plays an oppression-fighting badass in NH10

NH10 trailer shows a badass Anushka Sharma fighting violence against women in India.