In over a decade long acting career, Taapsee Pannu came to the fore as an actor who carved her own niche.

Thappad garnered praise from the audience worldwide and triggered a conversation on domestic violence among its viewers.

Here are some films on social issues rather than the cliche rich guy-poor girl love storyline.

The notable characters became an instance of how seed of gender-equality needs to be sown at home and we are ever grateful for finally witnessing this change, at least on-screen.

In the two-minute-twenty-second trailer, we see Pannu is being accused of the murder of her husband, played by Vikrant Massey.

Even though the camera lens is largely male (even with a female director behind it), here are a few films that in a way show the potential of change in the male-driven Bollywood industry: 

Shabaash Mithu revolves around the life of Mitali Dorai Raj, ODI captain of the Indian cricket team. The film is directed by Rahul Dholakia, written by Priya Aven, and is being produced by Viacom 18 Studios.

The film Thappad starring Taapsee Pannu won 5 out of the 17 Filmfare Awards it was nominated for. Take a look at which awards the film won and who the recipients of the awards are.

On her birthday, let’s revisit the time when Ratna Pathak Shah dropped some truth bombs on patriarchy.

The women in these films value their worth and are not ready to confine themselves in the drudgery of household work where they are treated like second class citizens.