Centring Women in Bollywood Biopics

Empowerment and Agency in Contemporary Indian Cinema

This book explores the dramatic rise in popularity of the womens biopic in contemporary Bollywood, within the context of wider cultural shifts over the past decade.

This book explores the dramatic rise in popularity of the womens biopic in contemporary Bollywood, within the context of wider cultural shifts over the past decade.

Delving into the societal shifts reflected in the genre, both on and off screen, the book explores the contours of individual agency and the centring of women in Indian cinema. The book offers new insight into women-centric Hindi biopics, a fast-rising genre carving out a tradition of its own, with female directors and actors contributing to this rising postfeminist celebration of womens agency and individuality. The authors posit that the alternative narratives, created by Bollywood and accepted by mainstream audiences, have become a catalyst to