Top Rated Indian Movies About Strong Women
by imdb_india_editors | created - 07 Mar 2017 | updated - 07 Mar 2017 | PublicCelebrate International Women's Day with movies that feature strong women from IMDb's Top Rated Indian Movies Chart.
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1. Dangal (2016)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
Director: Nitesh Tiwari | Stars: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra
Votes: 210,596 | Gross: $12.39M
In Dangal, two young girls are given the opportunity to test their physical and mental strength as professional wrestlers.
2. Queen (2013)
Not Rated | 146 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A Delhi girl from a traditional family sets out on a solo honeymoon after her marriage gets cancelled.
Director: Vikas Bahl | Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Lisa Haydon, Jeffrey Ho
Votes: 68,318 | Gross: $1.43M
A young woman is on the path to a traditional life as a supportive wife when her life takes a turn that is at first traumatic but eventually becomes empowering.
3. Pink (III) (2016)
Not Rated | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When three young women are implicated in a crime, a retired lawyer steps forward to help them clear their names.
Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang
Votes: 48,258 | Gross: $1.24M
This movie challenges the double standard prevalent in even apparently progressive communities when it comes to gender. Three young women, assisted by their lawyer, insist that they deserve the same rights and freedoms under the law as the powerful young men who seek to shame them.
4. Chak De! India (2007)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Kabir Khan, the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team, dreams of making his all-girls team emerge victorious against all odds.
Director: Shimit Amin | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge, Shilpa Shukla
Votes: 84,934 | Gross: $1.11M
This movie promotes athleticism and self-confidence in women, and shows that with support, community, self-confidence, and effort, women can literally hit their goals.
5. Kahaani (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Mystery, Thriller
A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.
Director: Sujoy Ghosh | Stars: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Indraneil Sengupta, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Votes: 65,867 | Gross: $1.04M
It's poetic that Kahaani is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its release right on the heels of International Women's Day. The movie chronicles the quest of an incredibly tenacious pregnant woman determined to find her missing husband.
6. PK (2014)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien on Earth loses the only device he can use to communicate with his spaceship. His innocent nature and child-like questions force the country to evaluate the impact of religious views on people.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani
Votes: 201,192 | Gross: $10.62M
Anushka Sharma plays a modern woman with a successful career and an open mind.
7. Roja (1992)
137 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Madhoo, Pankaj Kapur, Nassar
Votes: 13,709
A small-town girl's world is blown open by her exposure to the harsh realities of violence in Kashmir. In the process of fighting for her husband's life, Roja evolves into strong womanhood.
8. Mother India (1957)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar
Votes: 9,853
In this classic movie, Nargis plays the archetypal Hindi movie "Ma" figure. In order to feed her children, this mother works herself to the bone, while maintaining her dignity and morality.
9. Masaan (2015)
109 min | Drama
Along India's Ganges River, four people face prejudice, a strict moral code and a punishing caste system as they confront personal tragedies.
Director: Neeraj Ghaywan | Stars: Richa Chadha, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Pankaj Tripathi
Votes: 31,274
Masaan takes an unflinching look at the oppressive ways in which traditional social structures like gender and caste play out in the lives of young people.
10. English Vinglish (2012)
Not Rated | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A quiet, sweet tempered housewife endures small slights from her well-educated husband and daughter every day because of her inability to speak and understand English.
Director: Gauri Shinde | Stars: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand
Votes: 39,589 | Gross: $1.67M
A gentle homemaker is ridiculed for her struggles with spoken English until she takes charge of her own education and gains the respect of everyone around her.
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