Iconic Shows And Movies Where Women Headline The Plot Of Dark Stories
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By Lekhaka
Iconic
films
such
as
Shootout
at
Lokhandwala,
Raees,
Shoutout
at
Wadala,
Once
Upon
a
Time
in
Mumbai,
etc...
are
stories
based
on
the
lives
of
gangsters,
underworld
dons
and
mafia
that
rules
the
city.
One
thing
common
about
these
stories
are
its
leads
which
are
primarily
male
dominated
characters.
How
often
do
we
come
across
stories
and
plots
that
highlight
the
life
journey
of
the
women,
especially
set
against
the
backdrop
of
the
underworld?
Women,
who
went
all
out
and
created
a
world
for
themselves.
Not
many,
right?
Here's
a
list
of
the
top
movies
/
series
which
bring
to
the
fore
women
who
take
the
lead,
either
to
seek
revenge
for
their
loved
ones
or
to
create
a
dynasty
for
themselves:
1.
Andhadhun
-
A
film
that
went
on
to
win
the
National
Award
in
the
year
2019,
Andhadhun
traces
the
journey
of
Akash,
a
piano
player
who
pretends
to
be
visually
impaired,
unknowingly
witnesses
a
murder
leading
to
a
drastic
change
of
events
in
his
life,
now
having
to
report
a
crime
that
he
never
actually
witnessed.
Ayushmann
Khurrana
who
played
the
role
of
Akash
also
won
the
National
Award
for
the
Best
Actor.
The
film
is
directed
by
Sriram
Raghavan
and
also
stars
Tabu,
Radhika
Apte,
Anil
Dhawan,
amongst
others
2.
Ek
Thi
Begum
-
A
revenge
drama
series
directed
by
Sachin
Darekar
which
sees
Anuja
Sathe
play
the
role
of
Ashraf
Bhatkar
aka
Sapna.
Based
on
true
incidents,
the
series
is
set
in
the
1980s
in
Mumbai,
a
time
when
organized
crime
was
at
its
peak.
Ek
Thi
Begum
chronicles
the
life
of
a
beautiful,
gutsy
woman
whose
life
changed
when
the
city's
biggest
don
Maqsood
(Ajay
Gehi)
turned
responsible
for
the
death
of
her
husband
Zaheer
(Ankit
Mohan).
This
14-episodic
bilingual
series
is
exclusively
available
on
MX
Player
for
FREE.
3.
Gangubai
Khatiawadi
-
A
much
awaited
film
Gangubai
Khatiawadi
sees
glam-queen
Alia
Bhatt
in
the
lead
and
is
based
on
the
story
of
an
Indian
criminal,
don,
sex-worker,
businesswoman,
all-in-all,
a
highly
controversial
figure
from
Kathiawar.
The
poster
of
the
film
was
out
recently
and
went
viral
on
social
and
online
media.
The
film
is
set
to
release
this
year
4.
Bandit
Queen
-
A
biographical
film
based
on
the
real
life
of
'Phoolan
Devi'
was
a
light-bearer
of
such
films
in
the
history
of
Indian
Cinema.
Released
in
the
year
1994,
the
film
traced
the
journey
of
a
woman
who
belonged
to
a
lower
caste
who
faced
sexual
abuse
and
discrimination
in
society.
Leading
to
a
turn
of
events,
she
went
on
to
become
the
leader
of
a
gang.
The
film
was
directed
by
Shekhar
Kapur
and
starred
Seema
Biswas
as
the
title
character.