2016 Arched Bolder Onscreen Roles For Leading Ladies

Vidya Balan, Kahaani 2

The first Kahaani saw Vidya as a heavily pregnant woman in search of her missing husband, the second one sees her as a helpless mother looking for her kidnapped daughter and at the same time a woman on the run for murdering and kidnapping. In both of these, there’s a presence of a strong female character which Vidya turns into a solid fleshed out character. She makes the character her own so much so that you literally start empathising with her agony.

Kareena Kapoor, Ki And Ka

Breaking the set gender stereotypes, Ki and Ka assayed the journey of a married couple wherein the wife is the bread-earner of the family and the husband a housemaker. Most of the people couldn’t come to terms with the depicted role-reversal but still accepted the film as an entertaining flick. Even though the step was a flawed one, the film and Kareena’s role as a career-driven woman deserves appreciation for coming out of the closet and taking a stand. Not just her role but even her mother’s character in the film was that of a progressive and an open-minded lady.