Women-Centric Bollywood Movies to be released in 2021

Gone are the days when women were just cast as eye-candies to lure the audiences to the theatre. Although there is no denial that still a lot of films portray females like glam dolls who are there just for a petty item song or as a support to the male lead. But, now with time, the picture is changing and the viewers are appreciating more female-oriented films which have an inspiring story to tell.

Here’s the list of women-centric films that will be released on the big screen this year

Gangubai Kathiawadi

Sanjay Leela Bhansali roped in Alia Bhatt for the adaptation of the novel Mafia Queens Of Mumbai by Hussain Zaidi. One of the many biopics to be released this year, it will narrate the life of Gangubai Kothewali, the famous madam of a brothel in Kamathipura. The protagonist was sold off to prostitution by her boyfriend. She tremendously struggled in her life and eventually became a matriarch in a brothel and ensured the well-being of the sex workers. Furthermore, she was one of the most influential brothel-keepers in Mumbai and had various underworld connections as well. The filming began back in 2019 but was halted in March 2020.

Saina

Based on the life of India’s first shuttler to win an Olympic medal, the biopic is directed by Amole Gupte. Parineeti Chopra will portray Saina Nehwal’s character in the movie whereas Manav Kaul will play the role of her esteemed coach, P. Gopichand. Paresh Rawal will don the role of the ace badminton player’s father. Initially set to release in March 2020, it got delayed due to the outbreak of COVID-19

Thalaivi

Another biopic in 2021, based on the life of Tamil dancer, actor, and politician J. Jayalalithaa, is another delayed-release. The film will release in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. It stars Kangana Ranaut as the six-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The film is directed by A.L Vijay. Furthermore, the teaser of the movie was released in November 2019 where she looked unrecognizable with her transformation for the role.

Dhaakad

The upcoming action-drama movie stars Kangana Ranaut as the main lead in this Razneesh Ghai’s directorial project. Like many other films, it was supposed to release in 2020 but got delayed due to the pandemic. The teaser of the movie was released back in 2019, which showed Kangana’s ‘feisty and fierce’ avatar and ‘was ready to set all guns ablaze!‘

Shabaash Mithu

Directed by Rahul Dholakia and written by Priya Aven, the upcoming sports biopic is based on the life of Mithali Raj and her struggles to become the celebrated Indian Women’s Cricket Team captain. It stars Taapsee Pannu as the cricketer. Taapsee prepared really hard for the role as she had to step out of her comfort zone. The film will release on February 5, 2021. Furthermore, Taapsee shared the first poster of the movie back in January 2020.