In 2024, as Bollywood struggled to find its footing, smaller films by Indian women that told nuanced stories made headlines in the country and across the world. In May, Indian filmmaker Payal ...

“All We Imagine as Light” and other movies show how women are changing Indian film.

For starters, both films build their narrative around sisterhood across class, caste and age divide. In Kiran Rao’s movie, the diversity among the women characters – one from a feudal family ...

Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies ... a lot of the so-called honour of the family and the protection of the caste lineage. So if she marries somebody who is of a different religion or ...

caste and countries, with women having agency and equality in the relationships. In the times of unabashedly hypermasculine portrayals in the so-called pan-Indian cinema, it was gratifying to find ...

It’s an age-old thing in our country, and it’s not just about religion but caste also,’ she reflected ... s feature film for the Oscar (Kiran Rao’s Laapta Ladies beat it), for now Payal ...

Except, rather interestingly, they are both very similar. For starters, both films build their narrative around sisterhood across class, caste and age divide. In Kiran Rao’s movie, the diversity among ...

A social reformer who supported gender equality and widow remarriage and didn’t believe in caste and religious distinction ... You can watch ‘Maharaj’ here. Directed by Kiran Rao, this beautiful film ...