The heroine-centric film moves to its next level

The Bollywood actress has come of age, and that has been happening for a while now. The heroine-oriented film is a reality, so is a consistently good show of the genre at the box-office.

Bollywood is now all set to enter the next level with the heroine-oriented film. Far from remaining a mere eye candy, the likes of Kangana Ranaut in 'Dhaakad' and Parineeti Chopra in 'The Girl On The Train' remake are moving into areas where the Bollywood heroine never did.

Kangana has defined 'Dhaakad' as a "one of a kind female-led action film", while Parineeti calls her next release the "most difficult" role in her life. The trend is catching on, you realise, when you look at recent performances as Taapsee Pannu in 'Badla' and Alia Bhatt in 'Raazi,' too.

"I have always wanted to be somebody who is not the hero's sidekick because when there is a big hero in the film you are just a sidekick," Kangana had told IANS.

Among her upcoming films, 'Dhaakad' will show that action genre isn't restricted to just men. "After the success of 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi', it has been proven that audiences across the globe are loving the larger than life films with a female hero.

'Dhaakad' is not only a benchmark film for my career but will be a turning point for Indian cinema as well," Kangana had said. Actress Parineeti Chopra gave a sneak peek of her "intense" look from her upcoming film the Hindi remake of Hollywood thriller 'The Girl On The Train.'

Parineeti on Wednesday took to Twitter to share her first look, which she described as "most difficult". In the new still, she appears heavily bruised, sitting in a bath tub with expressions of shock on her face.

"Something I've never done before. And the most difficult character I have ever played in my life," she captioned the image.

While there's still time for these movies to release, the audience will get to see actresses Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu playing oldest sharp shooters in the world in the film 'Saand Ki Aankh.'

The movie is inspired by Chandro Tomar and Prakashi Tomar, who are among the oldest sharp shooters in India.

Taapsee, who essays the role of Prakashi Tomar, said: "To play the role of a woman, who against all odds, picked up the gun and shot her way to glory and success at that age, has been so inspiring.

"While shooting for the film, I lived with them in their house. I saw how both of them encourage the game of sharp shooting. Despite coming from a rural place, these two women have shown me that Indian women are no less than anyone else in the world when it comes to sports, strong will and fighting for their dream," she added.

Actress Deepika Padukone's infectious smile and her beauty have often been talk points. Her fans will soon see her in the film 'Chhapaak,' based on the life of an acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal.

On her role, Deepika had said earlier: "It's a very important story and it's a true life incident, so hopefully good things will come out of it."