These films celebrating women’s lives are available on Netflix. These films feature strong and influential female characters, and what sets them apart is the authorship of their stories by women.
Haseen Dilruba
Haseen Dilruba, starring Taapsee Pannu, is a story of love and betrayal. The audience has responded positively to Kanika Dhillon’s storyline for this film. Kanika has also penned the second part of this film, Haseen Dilruba 2, which has garnered positive feedback.
Laapataa Ladies
The story of Laapataa Ladies revolves around two women who, while traveling in a train with their respective husbands to visit their in-laws after marriage, unexpectedly disappear. This film addresses social issues involving women. Sneha Desai and Divyanidhi Sharma wrote the film, and Kiran Rao directed it.
Kaala
Kaala is the story of a female singer who gains a special place in a male-dominated industry because of her talent. However, the film depicts the challenges she faces. Anvita Dutta directs and writes the film, which stars Tripti Dimri in the lead role.
Bulbul
Bulbul was a supernatural thriller film based on a young bride in Bulbul. At first, she is portrayed as a young bride, but due to various circumstances, she transforms into a powerful woman. The film shows issues like child marriage and exploitation. Anvita Dutta writes the film, which stars Tripti Dimri in the lead role. At that time, Anushka Sharma produced the film, and Anvita Dutta also directed it.
Shabash Mithu
The film Shabaash Mithu, starring Taapsee Pannu, is based on cricketer Mithali Raj. This film depicts Mithali’s journey and the various challenges she faced on her journey to become a cricketer. Priya Aven wrote the script for the film.
Sukhi
Sukhi is the story of a housewife who does everyday household chores and takes care of her family, children, and husband. After being busy with everything, Sukhi plans a solo trip and wants to live her life away from family responsibilities for some time. Radhika Anand and Poulami Dutta wrote the film, which features Shilpa Shetty in the lead role, and Sonal Joshi directed it.
Thank you for coming.
Radhika Anand and Prashant Singh are the writers of the Thank You for Coming film. This film’s story is also based on a woman who is around 30 years old. This film explores topics such as female sexuality. The film featured Bhumi Pednekar in the lead role.