March 8 is International Women's Day. For years people from all over the world have been celebrating Women's Day, while it is a day when women can celebrate their independence freely. This day is also celebrated in Bollywood in a very special way. This International Women's Day. Women Directors who have directed very good films. While 94 years have passed between 1926 and 2020, female directors in Bollywood can be counted on their fingers.
Meera Nair
Director Meera Nair is known for her impeccable opinion, which is also seen in her films. She has made films like 'Salaam Bombay' and 'Monsoon Wedding', while 'Salaam Bombay' was the second film sent by India in the Best Foreign Language category for the Oscars. Meera has directed Hollywood movies like Amelia, Queen of Katwe, The Namesake.
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Fatima Begum
Bollywood's first female film director was Fatima Begum. In 1926, she directed the film 'Bulbul e Paristan'. At that time only women of a particular section were able to move forward.
Leena Yadav
Leena Yadav is the finest director of Hindi cinema. She has directed the films "Shabd", "Teen Patti" and "Parched". "Parched" has received much acclaim at the Toronto Film Festival. The film was based on themes such as child marriage, patriarchal families, conservative traditions and marital rape.
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Ashwini Iyer Tiwari
Director Ashwini Iyer Tiwari has received the Filmfare Best (Debut) Director Award in 2017 for her film 'Nil Batte Sannata'. She has also directed films like Bareilly Ki Barfi and Panga.
Gauri Shinde
With films such as 'English-Vinglish' and 'Dear Zindagi', she has won the direction of directing, writing and thinking. Both of her films raised the theme of women with seriousness and she was also awarded the Filmfare Best Film Director (Debut) award in 2012.
Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar, who has a good grasp on cinema, directed hit films like 'Luck by Chance' and 'Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara'. Today, she is known as a successful female director in Bollywood. The last time she directed Gully Boy which was sent for the Oscars on behalf of India.
