There was a time when women-centric films were bound by the 'parallel cinema' tag. But now they seem to be treading a successful path as commercial cinema, a point proven by the huge reception to Ekta Kapoor's 'The Dirty Picture', which saw Vidya Balan carrying the entire film, boldly, on her shoulders.
Women have played several roles on screen - helpless mother, submissive wife, devoted girlfriend and ignored sister. But over a decade, filmmakers like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shyam Benegal, Vishal Bhardwaj have tried to break the stereotype and present them in a more realistic way, and successfully too.
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