New Delhi: She ruled the roost in Hindi film industry in the 1990s with her fluid dancing, expressive face, enduring smile and effortless grace. Madhuri Dixit, who has seen the Hindi film industry go through changes in her three decades in showbiz, says she’s glad to see the emergence of stronger women characters on the silver screen.
For her, it’s a welcome departure from earlier times when Hindi films were constantly more focused on the heroes and heroines were relegated to supportive roles.
“Nowadays, women are given more importance in a film. ‘Neerja’ is one of the examples where Sonam Kapoor plays an air hostess and saves a lot of people. There’s even Alia Bhatt in ‘Udta Punjab’, where she plays an innocent girl from Bihar and how she gets involved in the whole drug scene.
“Though it (‘Udta Punjab’) is not woman-oriented, women’s parts have become much stronger than it used to be. Women are now not just eye candy, parts are written where she has an important role in society,” Madhuri said in a statement.
Since her debut film “Abodh” in 1984, Madhuri has remained a pivotal part of the Indian entertainment industry and has enthralled fans through meaty roles in films like “Tezaab”, “Ram Lakhan”, “Dil”, “Beta”, “Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!”, “Anjaam”, “Mrityudand”, “Pukar”, “Dil To Pagal Hai”, and “Devdas”. She also starred in “Gulaabi Gang”. IANS
