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Check out this list of all the amazing female characters in movies that have personified strength and empowerment.
Movies not only entertain, but they also educate. They teach and open up the audience's minds to new horizons of how life is and can be. For years, the 'hero' or the male protagonist managed to take away credits for being part of any movie. While women were given characters without or less story arc. However, this has changed over the years and stronger women characters have graced the screen. Audiences have watched the female characters in movies grow in the value they add to the stories.
They don't just need a women-centric story to shine, many female characters have been able to outdo their male counterparts and own the movie with their performance. From standing against injustice to making us hate them as antagonists to playing real-life heroes onscreen, these women have been able to grab our attention in a truly cinematic way. We made a list of such women fantastic female characters in movies that we all loved in recent times.
Take a look:
Character: Anuradha
Movie: Tribhanga: Tedhi Medhi Crazy
Played by: Kajol
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Character: Amrita Sabharwal
Movie: Thappad
Played by: Taapsee Pannu
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Character: Shakuntala Devi
Movie: Shakuntala Devi: Human Computer
Played by: Vidya Balan
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Character: Malti
Movie: Chhapaak
Played by: Deepika Padukone
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Character: Bulbbul
Movie: Bulbbul: The Edge of Kaali
Played by: Tripti Dimri
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Character: Ratna
Movie: Sir
Played by: Tillotama Shome
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Character: Gunjan
Movie: Gujan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Played by: Jhanvi Kapoor
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Character: Chandro and Prakashi
Movie: Saand Ki Aankh
Played by: Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar
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Character: Radha
Movie: Raat Akeli Hai
Played by: Radhika Apte
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Character: Sarita
Movie: Choked
Played by: Saiyami Kher
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Character: Shivangi
Movie: Kaali Khuhi
Played by: Riva Arora
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Character: Aarushi Mathur
Movie: Ludo
Played by: Fatima Sana Shaikh
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Character: Martha Weiss
Movie: Pieces of a Woman
Played by: Vanessa Kirby
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Character: Ellie Chu
Movie: Half Of It
Played by: Leah Lewis
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Character: Mari Gilbert
Movie: Lost Girls
Played by: Amy Ryan
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Character: Marla Grayson
Movie: I Care A Lot
Played by: Rosamund Pike
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Character: Enola
Movie: Enola Holmes
Played by: Millie Bobby Brown
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Character: Harley Quinn
Movie: Birds of Prey
Played by: Margot Robbie
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Character: Sarah
Movie: Horse Girl
Played by: Alison Brie
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Character: Andy
Movie: The Old Guard
Played by: Charlize Theron
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Character: Marie
Movie: Malcolm & Marie
Played by: Zendaya
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Character: Fern
Movie: Nomadland
Played by: Frances McDormand
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