Bollywood Actresses who have so far kept themselves under the shiny wrap of beauty, charm and poise have now risen to their true calling i.e. proving their acting prowess. The divas as know by the outside world have climbed atop the acting pedestal matching step by step with the male egos who have been reigning over the industry for so long. From the glorified extras to the dancing starlets to the leading ladies of the movies, the Bollywood actresses have undertaken a rather far off journey to reach their current position.
Incidentally, their Hollywood counterparts haven't had to endure through much struggle to mark their territory. But the social paradigms of a country played a major part in restricting the women players in the Indian movie scene. For decades now, Bollywood movies have remained a male dominated industry. Women have been relegated to play either the song and dance filler scene or stand as an item of show piece upon which one can ogle at.
The discrimination amongst women was such that in the early era of silent films, men used to play the parts of women characters. Most of the period of 60 s and 70s witnessed the same trend with an exceptional role played by Nutan or Nargis here and there. But Bollywood actresses delivered their first worshiping divas in the late 80s upon the arrival of Rekha, Dimple and Sridevi. The fire ignited by Zeenat Amaan and Parveen
Bobby with their glamour got a long list of torch bearers later on in the early 90s too.
There upon came a drought with just Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi on the top slots in the 90s. But as these two were also famous for their dancing skills more than their acting, they two couldn't do much to uproot the monopoly rule of the male Bollywood stars especially the three khans-Amir, Shahrukh and Salman Khan. But with the late 90s, a shift towards international cinema, there upon came a shift in the mentality of the movie makers too. And the market was flooded with women oriented movies.
But as luck would have it, the main stream Bollywood Movies actresses still were content with the song and dance routine with a fear of losing their popularity upon shift towards a different genre. Tabu became the first mainstream actress to touch the popularity charts and dipped the scale in her favor. Soon the likes of Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Kajol and the beauty pageant winners like Sushmita Sen, Priyanka Chopra and the queen of them all Aishwarya Rai found their bearings. In fact Aishwarya is being touted as the reason for Bollywood's international acclaim.
The current crop of Bollywood actresses are more in tune with what they want and what kind of image would make them reach to success. In fact, they are wiling to flaunt themselves as sex sirens to reach the ultimate glory of fame and success. Nonetheless, the parameters set by their mentors and the path upon which these starlets are now trudging with more consciousness towards their work; it wouldn't be soon when the scale would tip in favor of the Bollywood actresses.
bollywood-world.net is a leading entertainment website that is made for ardent Bollywood fans. In this website, one can find latest news on Bollywood movies, Bollywood Gossips, Bollywood Actress Wallpapers, and one can get the trivia on their favorite Bollywood Stars.
Incidentally, their Hollywood counterparts haven't had to endure through much struggle to mark their territory. But the social paradigms of a country played a major part in restricting the women players in the Indian movie scene. For decades now, Bollywood movies have remained a male dominated industry. Women have been relegated to play either the song and dance filler scene or stand as an item of show piece upon which one can ogle at.
The discrimination amongst women was such that in the early era of silent films, men used to play the parts of women characters. Most of the period of 60 s and 70s witnessed the same trend with an exceptional role played by Nutan or Nargis here and there. But Bollywood actresses delivered their first worshiping divas in the late 80s upon the arrival of Rekha, Dimple and Sridevi. The fire ignited by Zeenat Amaan and Parveen
Bobby with their glamour got a long list of torch bearers later on in the early 90s too.
There upon came a drought with just Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi on the top slots in the 90s. But as these two were also famous for their dancing skills more than their acting, they two couldn't do much to uproot the monopoly rule of the male Bollywood stars especially the three khans-Amir, Shahrukh and Salman Khan. But with the late 90s, a shift towards international cinema, there upon came a shift in the mentality of the movie makers too. And the market was flooded with women oriented movies.
But as luck would have it, the main stream Bollywood Movies actresses still were content with the song and dance routine with a fear of losing their popularity upon shift towards a different genre. Tabu became the first mainstream actress to touch the popularity charts and dipped the scale in her favor. Soon the likes of Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Kajol and the beauty pageant winners like Sushmita Sen, Priyanka Chopra and the queen of them all Aishwarya Rai found their bearings. In fact Aishwarya is being touted as the reason for Bollywood's international acclaim.
The current crop of Bollywood actresses are more in tune with what they want and what kind of image would make them reach to success. In fact, they are wiling to flaunt themselves as sex sirens to reach the ultimate glory of fame and success. Nonetheless, the parameters set by their mentors and the path upon which these starlets are now trudging with more consciousness towards their work; it wouldn't be soon when the scale would tip in favor of the Bollywood actresses.
bollywood-world.net is a leading entertainment website that is made for ardent Bollywood fans. In this website, one can find latest news on Bollywood movies, Bollywood Gossips, Bollywood Actress Wallpapers, and one can get the trivia on their favorite Bollywood Stars.
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