International Women’s Day: 6 Misunderstood Women Of Bollywood

Ladies have repeatedly been compelled into inflexible classes – they’re both the best girl who sacrifices every little thing or the ‘fallen’ one in the event that they dare to have ambitions and break societal norms. Many legendary actresses in Indian cinema have fallen sufferer to this because the business has lengthy been a male dominated area. Those who deviated from the normal path have been deemed problematic. Their work and contributions have been typically overshadowed by these controversies surrounding them. Whereas their male counterparts got a second likelihood to get better from scandals, these girls weren’t. Media was additionally not forgiving again then. We, as a society, have additionally beloved the concept of a ‘tragic’ or ‘struggling’ girl and never been type to those who rose above their ache. On this Ladies’s Day, we check out among the most misunderstood actresses of Indian cinema. 

Parveen Babi was a girl forward of her time – a real star. Media labelled her a ‘intercourse image’ however she was greater than that. She was glamorous, a t par together with her male counterparts and broke the mould of the traditional heroine. In 1982, Parveen Babi additionally appeared within the erotic drama Yeh Nazdeekiyan. Babi was not afraid to smoke or drink on display and in addition portrayed a personality in Deewaar, who’s okay with premarital intercourse. Some may say, it was too courageous a transfer for these days. And to not neglect she was the primary Indian actress to function on the quilt of TIME journal in 1976. Nonetheless, her private life was at all times a supply of intrigue. Parveen Babi remained single and was linked with a number of males within the business together with Danny Denzongpa, Kabir Bedi and Mahesh Bhatt. She was additionally scrutinized for her psychological well being points as a substitute of being understood. She died a painful and lonely dying on January 20, 2005 on the age of fifty. She starved to dying as per the post-mortem stories. Parveen Babi was instrumental in altering the definition of a heroine in Bollywood however was ridiculed and dismissed. Nonetheless, her legacy continues to dwell on.

Rekha stays an enigma. To judgmental minds, she is the femme fatale. Born as Bhanurekha Ganesan, she started her profession as a toddler artiste in movies corresponding to Imti Guttu and Rangula Ratnam. In her early days, her success was overshadowed by her seems to be and weight. Nonetheless, she went via a whole makeover and put immense onerous work and energy in perfecting herself. She finally turned one of many main stars of Hindi cinema and was as impactful as her male co-stars. Nonetheless, as soon as once more, the non-public lifetime of an actress took the highlight, overshadowing her skilled success. In 1990, she received married to industrialist Mukesh Aggarwal, who was believed to be affected by despair. When he died by suicide, she was vilified by the media and known as a witch and a murderess. Moreover, her alleged relationship with Amitabh Bachchan turned the defining story of her life regardless of her robust physique of labor. Folks ignored her onerous work and the way she stored reinventing herself. Regardless of all of the naysayers, Rekha refused to let something cease her from reaching perfection and greatness.