Women's Day:  Films that honour powerful sheroes in Indian cinema

Women's Day: Films that honour powerful sheroes in Indian cinema

These are films that will make you pause and think deeper than usual about gender issues plaguing the society. Here's a list of such movies

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200 Halla Ho

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Thappad

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Ajji

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Sherni

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Pagglait

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