{"id":332919,"date":"2018-03-29T20:57:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T12:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/underrated-indian-films-for-women-332919.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T00:58:15","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T16:58:15","slug":"underrated-indian-films-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/culture-hk\/entertainment-hk\/tv-and-movies-hk-2\/underrated-indian-films-for-women-332919.html","title":{"rendered":"5 Underrated Indian films every woman should watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Films with strong female leads<\/a> always get us excited! Even though Indian cinema, particularly Bollywood, is often chalked as a male-dominant, misogynistic industry, we cannot deny that it has also been responsible for the creation of wonderful women-centric content, even more so now.<\/p>

Not only have these movies successfully made it to international film festivals due to their insanely good plots, the lead actresses have also given mind-blowing performances. You may not be able to relate directly to some of the characters\u2019 struggles, but we are certain that you will empathise with them and be inspired to unleash your inner goddess<\/a>.<\/p>

With that in mind, here\u2019s a compilation of carefully-selected Indian films that we believe every woman should watch!<\/p>

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