Indian feminist films

2016 film directed by Nitesh Tiwari

1957 film directed by Mehboob Khan

2012 film by Gauri Shinde

2005 film by Roohullah

1996 film by Deepa Mehta

1994 film by Shekhar Kapur

Anjaam () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language psychological crime thriller film directed by Rahul Rawail. It stars Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan in lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast including Sudha Chandran, Tinnu Anand, Johnny Lever, Beena Banerjee, Kiran Kumar, Kalpana Iyer and Himani Shivpuri, with Deepak Tijori in a guest appearance. This was the first time that Dixit and Khan were paired together. The film's music was composed by Anand–Milind, with lyrics written by Sameer. The film is about a woman facing the brunt of her obsessive lover. It also focuses on the atrocities commit

2008 film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar

2014 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film

2023 film directed by Atlee

Kahaani (; ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman looking for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festival of Durga Puja, assisted by Assist Sub-Inspector Satyoki "Rana" Sinha (Parambrata Chatterjee) and Inspector General A. Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).

Mahanagar (, ) is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role and based on the short story Abataranika by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting the job of a saleswoman. The film marked the first screen appearance of Jaya Bhaduri, one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses.

Mardaani () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Rani Mukerji in the lead role, with Jisshu Sengupta, Tahir Raj Bhasin, and Anant Vidhaat Sharma in supporting roles. It is the first instalment in the Mardaani Trilogy. The narrative follows Shivani Shivaji Roy, a policewoman whose interest in the case of a kidnapped teenage girl leads her to uncover the secrets of human trafficking by the Indian mafia.

Sairat () is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language social romantic tragedy film directed and co-produced by Nagraj Manjule under his banner Aatpat Production, along with Nittin Keni and Nikhil Sane under Essel Vision Productions and Zee Studios. Starring Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar in their debuts, it tells the story of two young college students from different castes who fall in love, sparking conflict between their families.

2015 film by Pan Nalin

2016 Hindi film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury

2017 film directed by Ravi Udyawar

Aandhi () is a 1975 Indian political drama film starring Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen, and directed by Gulzar. At the time it was alleged that the film was based on the life of the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her relationship with her estranged husband, but in reality, only the look was inspired by the politician Tarkeshwari Sinha and Indira Gandhi. The story is based on a chance meeting of an estranged couple after several years, when wife Aarti Devi, now a leading politician happens to stay in the hotel run by her husband during an election campaign. The movie is noted for its so

2016 film directed by AR Murugadoss

Astitva () is a 2000 Indian film made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi languages, written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film tells the story of Aditi Pandit, a happily married woman whose husband Srikant Pandit becomes suspicious when she unexpectedly receives a fortune willed to her by her former music teacher, Malhar Kamat. Srikant tries to figure out why she had received the inheritance from Kamat, many years after the music classes had ended, and subsequently makes a discovery.

2019 film directed by Gopi Puthran

2024 Indian film directed by Shuchi Talati

2012 film by Aashiq Abu

2015 Tamil film directed by Rosshan Andrrews

1985 film by Ketan Mehta

1982 film by Mahesh Bhatt

1988 film

2020 short film directed by Priyanka Banerjee

2019 film directed by Tushar Hiranandani

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women () is a 2003 Indian dystopian tragedy film written and directed by Manish Jha. The film examines the impact of female feticide and female infanticide on the gender balance and consequently the stability and attitudes of society. Its storyline bears some resemblance to real-life instances of gender imbalance and economics resulting in fraternal polyandry and bride buying in some parts of India. It depicts a future in an Indian village populated exclusively by males due to female infanticide over the years.

2021 film directed by Renuka Shahane

1940 film by Mehboob Khan

Parched is a 2015 Indian drama film written and directed by Leena Yadav and produced by Ajay Devgan under his banner Ajay Devgn FFilms. It premiered at the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. In India, the film was released on 23 September 2016.

Aadai () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Rathna Kumar, and produced by V Studios. The film stars Amala Paul in the lead role alongside Ananya Ramaprasad, Vivek Prasanna, and Ramya Subramanian. Pradeep Kumar composed the film's soundtrack alongside the Oorka band, who made their debut with this film. The cinematography and editing were handled by Vijay Kartik Kannan and Shafique Mohamed Ali, respectively. The film was released on 19 July 2019.

2021 film directed by Amole Gupte

1976 film by Sreekumaran Thampi

1977 film by Mrinal Sen

2020 film directed by Akarsh Khurana

2016 Tamil film directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad

1960 film

1956 Tamil film directed by S.U. Sunny

1976 Telugu film directed by K. Balachander

2004 film directed by Chandra Siddhartha

1984 film by Aparna Sen

1978 film by Dasari Narayana Rao

2021 film directed by Jeo Baby

2015 film by Aashiq Abu

1947 Tamil film directed by T. R. Sundaram

Haq (transl. Right) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language courtroom drama film directed by Suparn Verma. It stars Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi, alongside Sheeba Chaddha in a pivotal role. Produced by Vineet Jain, Vishal Gurnani, Juhi Parekh Mehta, Vicky Jain and Harman Baweja under the banners Junglee Pictures, Insomnia Films and Baweja Studios respectively. It is inspired by journalist Jigna Vora’s book Bano: Bharat ki Beti which is based on the landmark Supreme Court judgement of Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum. The film’s screenplay was written by Reshu Nath, with music composed by Vishal Mishra, cinematography by Pratham Mehta and editing by Ninad Khanolkar.

Avargal ( ) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Ravikumar. A triangular love story, it revolves around a woman who is caught between the man she fell in love with and her former sadistic husband who is supposedly reformed and wants to get back together with her.

1949 Tamil film directed by A. V. Meiyappan

Mardaani 3 is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Abhiraj Minawala and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. A sequel to the 2019 film Mardaani 2 and the third instalment in the Mardaani Trilogy, it stars Rani Mukerji in the lead role, alongside Prajesh Kashyap, Janki Bodiwala and Mallika Prasad. The narrative follows police officer Shivani Shivaji Roy as she investigates the case of 93 young girls who have gone missing under mysterious circumstances in just three months.

1988 film by Aruna Raje

1957 film

2013 film by Srikanth Addala

2023 Marathi language drama film directed by Kedar Shinde

2017 Tamil film directed by Bramma

1974 Tamil film directed by K. Balachander

1973 Tamil film directed by K. Balachander

2000 film