5 Must Watch Women-Driven Revenge Movies That Empower

Our society does not accept women’s anger and that’s what is reflected in movies. Women’s anger is considered an overreaction to situations. Watch these 5 movies where filmmakers tried to change the narrative by showing different shades of women’s anger.

 
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Undoubtedly, we live in a world which is unfair to women. Our bollywood film industry has always portrayed a man taking revenge from the wrongdoers and women are often sidelined. Women's anger is encircled by walls. However, there are a few movies where women take charge to seek justice on their own. Let’s take a look at the movies that have pushed the boundaries and shown the essence of women’s anger at different times.

NH 10 (2015)

Directed by Navdeep Singh, and featuring Anushka Sharma, NH10 is built around an idea where a woman takes revenge on the killers of her husband while on a road trip. Watch how a dishevelled wife, Meera strategies to take revenge.

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Kahaani (2012)

Kahani is one of the most beautiful portrayals of women’s anger directed (bollywood iconic men character written by women) by Sujoy Ghosh and played by Vidya Balan. Vidya Bagchi dominant female character has presented sheer rage. You might not be able to see the anger throughout the movie but you can see the strategic moves by the female character.

Khoon Bhari Maang (1988)

How would you feel if your best friend got you hitched to her boyfriend just for the sake of your money? This is exactly what happened with the female lead of this movie (potrayal of sex workers in bollywood films). Eventually, Aarti realises their game plans and returns to take her revenge.

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Chor Nikal Ke bhaga (2023)

This movie is about a flight attendant who tries to steal diamonds with her business partner to free themselves from the cage of money lenders. But fate has some other plans. At the height of 40,000 feet, the money heist changes into a hostage situation.

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Mom (2017)

Watch how a furious mother takes revenge on the culprits of her daughter who sexually assaulted her daughter at the party.

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Tap on Netflix and watch these movies to understand different shades of women's anger.

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