Alia Bhatt to Yami Gautam: Actresses who called out social issues through powerful roles
With films and shows like 'Darlings' and 'Delhi Crime', Bollywood has revived its love for stories with social commentary, which uses humour, satire, and drama to reach wider audiences. Such films and shows have opened discussions on taboo topics as well.
Alia Bhatt in Darlings
Alia Bhatt has thrown light on the sensitive topic of domestic violence through her film 'Darlings'. 'Darlings' strongly advocates against domestic violence through the genre of dark comedy. It doesn’t allow an abusive husband to fall into the safety net of social conditioning and eating and drinking habits. Alia Bhatt has undoubtedly brought out this issue in the most appealing yet educating way.
Yami Gautam in A Thursday
Shefali Shah in Delhi Crime 2
Nushrratt Bharuccha in Janhit Mein Jaari
With the film 'Janhit Mein Jaari', Nushrratt Bharuccha highlighted the issue of over population and the need for contraceptives especially for women. With this, she successfully manages to spark conversations around safe sex. It is a story of a young girl, who takes up a challenging job selling condoms in a small town of MP, India.