Vidya Balan has received numerous accolades, including a National Award and multiple Filmfare Awards, and she was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2014 for her contribution to the arts. She’s been a driving force behind the movement to bring more nuanced female characters to the forefront in Indian cinema.

Crew took things to a more healthy level. Featuring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon, this movie changed the narrative and gave new hopes to female-led movies as this time, the audience got what they had not expected - Comedy.

From Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan to Vidya Balan, let us take a look at the strong women characters portrayed by our lead actresses.

Kareena has talked about how, during a pivotal scene in the movie, the camera was very close to her face and that, unexpectedly, she didn't worry about how she looked at first. The actor also talked about her battle to establish herself as an actor and how the industry sometimes stereotypes female stars based just on their beauty.