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Memsahab is a woman-oriented movie with a social message of non-violence. Memsahab is based on the cruel incidents post the 1984 riots that happened in Northern India. Memsahab (2008) directed by Arshad Siddiqui • Film + cast • Letterboxd
Memsahab is a woman-oriented movie with a social message of non-violence. Memsahab is based on the cruel incidents post the 1984 riots that happened in Northern India.
- Arshad Siddiqui
- Kailash Picture Company
- Rufy Khan
- No One Killed Jessica
- The Dirty Picture
- Aiyyaa
- Kahaani
- English Vinglish
- Queen
- Margarita with A Straw
- Gulab Gang
- Mardaani
- Parched
Based on the shocking Jessica Lal case, this film is a testament to the power of sisterhood. Starring Vidya Balan, as Sabrina, Jessica’s sister and Rani Mukherjee as a journalist determined to bring justice to Jessica and her family, this film stands out for its power packed performances.
Yet another fictionalized biopic, this time based on the life of actor Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati, popularly known as Silk Smitha. This movie earned Vidya Balan high praisefor her performance both as the uninhibited on screen siren and the complex and conflicted woman.
Starring Rani Mukherjee as a woman with a highly sensitive sense of smell, obsessed with a man, this is the rare Indian movie that so completely caters to the female gaze.Which is why, despite its flaws, and dismal box office performance, this fun, quirky movie belongs on this list.
Kahaani, starring Vidya Balan as a pregnant woman searching for her missing husband in Kolkata, has cult status as one of the best thrillers ever to be made in India. A strong script and pitch perfect acting, make this an unmissable movie.
English Vinglish marked the return of the inimitable Sridevi to the silver screen. As a housewife trying to maintain her self-respecteven as she is put down by her family members, she stole our hearts, and even though we are miffed that she didn’t just dump her wholly unworthy husband, we cannot leave this movie out of this list!
Can anyone really forget Queen? We all cheered for Kangana Ranaut playing an innocent and overprotected woman dumped by her fiancé on the day of their wedding, who decides to go on her European “honeymoon,” alone. Her friendship with the outgoing and bold Vijayalaxmi (Lisa Haydon) was one of the highlights of this supremely entertaining movie.
An intimate portrayal of the life and loves of Laila, a woman with cerebral palsy, Margarita With A Straw is one of Kalki Koechlin’s finest performances. The movie received much deserved praisefor exploring the sexual lives of people with disabilities and a lesbian relationship with sensitivity and respect. The depiction of the mother-daughter rela...
Gulab Gang, (only loosely based on the real life Gulabi Gang), pits two of our favourite actresses, Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla, against each other, as it offers a lesson on how women sometimes are the footsoldiers of the patriarchy. It has been widely criticized for reducing feminist ideas to “masala” tropes, but Juhi Chawla’s superlative perfor...
Rani Mukherjee received much praise for her role as the undaunted cop, Shivani Shivaji Roy, who is in pursuit of a child trafficker. A very mainstream cat and mouse thriller, Mardaani brought the shadowy world of child trafficking to the attention of the masses.
Directed by Leena Yadav, and set in rural Rajasthan, Parched provides a thought provoking look into the lives of rural Indian women, as they battle patriarchy, in the form of child marriage, stigmas against infertility, alcoholic and abusive husbands etc. With powerful performances by Radhika Apte, Tannishta Chatterjee and Surveen Chawla, the siste...
Memsahab is a woman-oriented movie with a social message of non-violence. Memsahab is based on the cruel incidents post the 1984 riots that happened in Northern India. Genre: Thriller
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