Women have made a place for themselves in Bollywood
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"Bhoje
shu
mata
Shayane
shu
Rambha
Karya
shu
daasi
Priya
dharm
patni"
These
are
the
lines
that
describe
the
various
'avtars'
of
a
wife!
It
says
that
when
she
feeds
her
husband,
her
affection
and
dedication
should
be
like
a
mother.
In
bed,
her
playfulness
should
be
like
that
of
Rambha,
the
most
amorous
beauty
in
heaven.
And
when
fulfilling
her
responsibilities
at
home,
she
should
be
the
best
maid.
Starting
from
the
Vedic
to
the
recent
updated
tech
age
women,
all
have
been
proving
themselves
in
various
sectors
of
work.
Despite
that
men
still
think
about
women
in
the
same
old
way.
But
today's
women
do
not
like
to
be
assessed
in
that
way.
It's
especially
true
with
ladies
from
the
tinsel
town.
Today
they
have
challenged
the
world
and
entertained
the
viewers
with
roles
ranging
from
simple
to
much
complex
ones.
Come
8th
March,
as
the
whole
world
celebrates
Women's
Day,
we
applaud
the
efforts
of
women
in
the
tinsel
town
who
deserve
to
be
honored.
Here
we
have
opinions
of
few
successful
women
who
feel
proud
to
be
called
women.
Bipasha
Basu:
Q.:
Where
do
you
see
women
in
Bollywood?
A.:
Today's
Bollywood
is
much
better
for
women.
The
scenario
was
completely
different
even
5
years
ago,
when
women
were
seen
just
as
very
modern.
Their
position
in
society
was
really
derogatory.
But
now
they
get
total
support
from
all
people
around.
I
am
not
a
feminist,
but
still
I
can
encourage
the
change.
A
lady
can
easily
strike
a
balance
between
her
home
and
the
working
place.
But
men
turn
little
biased
in
these
cases.
They
always
think
about
themselves
only.
Q.:
Do
you
think
that
a
time
will
come
when
heroes
and
heroines
will
get
equal
honour
in
Bollywood?
A.:
Never.
It
actually
depends
on
the
audience
and
they
still
buy
tickets
to
watch
heroes.
That's
why
heroes
demand
more
money
than
heroines.
I
have
witnessed
that
only
women
come
to
the
theatre
to
see
if
the
film
is
women
centric.
Its
okay
with
films
of
small
budget,
but
the
big
budgeted
films
always
run
in
loss.
This
is
a
sad
picture,
but
this
is
the
truth!!
Neetu
Chandra:
Q.:
Where
do
you
see
women
in
Bollywood?
A.:
No
film
can
be
made
without
women.
At
least
that's
where
I
can
see
women
in
Bollywood.
Q.:
Do
you
think
that
the
time
will
come
when
heroes
and
heroines
will
get
equal
honor
in
Bollywood?
A.:
I
guess
it's
still
not
the
time
for
equality
between
heroes
and
heroines
in
this
industry.
But
time
will
change
very
soon.
The
way
this
industry
is
turning
towards
experimentation,
there
will
soon
come
a
time
when
women
centric
films
will
be
bigger
hits.
Sonali
Kulkarni:
Q.:
Where
do
you
see
women
in
Bollywood?
A.:
I
don't
believe
in
drawing
a
line
between
men
and
women.
I
believe
in
human
beings.
I
think
nothing
would
be
worse
for
me
than
thinking
about
distinguished
places
for
men
and
women
in
this
century.
Q.:
Do
you
think
that
the
time
will
come
when
heroes
and
heroines
will
get
equal
honour
in
Bollywood?
A.:
Please
watch
three
films
–
'Chini
Kum',
'Jodha
Akbar'
and
'Metro'.
You
will
find
women
characters
as
strong
as
men
in
all
these
films.
And
I
think
the
dissimilarity
of
payment
between
men
and
women
will
also
be
over
soon.
We
have
heroines
like
Katrina
Kaif,
Preity
Zinta
and
Aishwarya
Rai
who
are
making
the
process
even
faster.
All
of
them
are
signing
better
and
big
budgeted
movies
with
big
banners.
Even
I
am
also
happy
as
I
have
signed
few
of
those
kind
of
movies.
And
I
think
it
is
better
that
we
don't
underestimate
ourselves
by
going
into
comparison
with
others.
Shefali
Shah:
Q.:
Where
do
you
see
women
in
Bollywood?
A.:
To
be
very
frank,
I
think
there
can
be
very
few
movies
without
women.
As
in
real
life
the
togetherness
of
men
and
women
is
an
undisputable
truth,
the
same
is
true
in
films.
Q.:
Do
you
think
that
the
time
will
come
when
heroes
and
heroines
will
get
equal
honour
in
Bollywood?
A.:
I
think
they
both
are
sharing
the
same
position
in
Bollywood.
As
far
as
characters
and
acting
is
concerned
that
similarity
is
very
visible.
But
when
matters
come
to
payment
we
find
actors
are
much
ahead
of
actresses.
I
hope
there
will
soon
come
a
time
when
actresses
will
get
the
same
amount
as
actors.
Women
of
21st
century
maybe
having
a
good
time
in
Bollywood,
but
they
believe
that
their
position
in
the
industry
still
requires
improvement.
And
they
do
believe
they
will
achieve
it,
too.
And
we
believe
the
creator
of
lives
in
this
world
can
create
their
own
world
in
the
industry
very
easily.