Which is the most inspiring BW female character onscreen since 2000?

On Women's Day, take your pick of the most inspiring woman character in BW films on celluloid since 2000.

Vote/comment/discuss.

Shashi..At that stage in life,millions of women need to be inspired.To believe that she is boundless. She can seek and find self worth,success,respect, happiness and love ,in her own family.If not..then she has the right and has the freedom to look for it outside the confines of her home and family.

neerja is inspirational for sure.

Why is piku in the list?

Shashi - except for the ending. It took courage at that stage in her life.

Then Neerja

Thirdly, Pink

Then, maybe Shivani from Mardani.

Sehmat did not make the decision to do what she did on her own. Vidya Bagchi was out for revenge. Piku and Rani were regular gals.

Don't know aboust Astitva or NH10.

I wouldn't have included Piku and Sehmat as "inspiring" characters cuz Piku evoked sympathy more than anything else ... owing to her cockblocking grandfather with his constipation and hypochondria.

Sehmat ... was an undercover agent who was torn between her duty as a mole in the family and her personal feelings towards those family members. Nothing inspiring there either.

Rani from Queen and Shashi from English Vinglish were inspiring, however. I pick them.

1. Sridevi as Shashi in English Vinglish ❤️

2. Taapsee Pannu as Amrita in Thappad ❤️

3. Alia Bhatt as Sehmat in Raazi ❤️

4. Priyanka Chopra as Ayesha in Dil Dhadakne Do ❤️

5. Deepika Padukone as Tara in Tamasha ❤️

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Neerja and Sehmat definitely, as what they did would be literally impossible for most of us, and not to mention they were based on real women too...

Also talking about Sehmat, the writer of the book that the film was supposed to be following (who knew and worked with the real Sehmat) has confirmed that all the being pressured into her job, crying, regret, etc. (that's stopping people on here calling her inspiring) was entirely the addition of the makers... the real Sehmat was never like that and what she did was definitely her own choice.

Out of the fictional ones I'd say Shivani and after her Minal.

Neerja Shashi and Rani

I liked your poll Minty but don't you think at least on Women's Day we shouldn't compare these noteworthy ladies?

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

Shashi - except for the ending. It took courage at that stage in her life.

Then Neerja

Thirdly, Pink

Then, maybe Shivani from Mardani.

Sehmat did not make the decision to do what she did on her own. Vidya Bagchi was out for revenge. Piku and Rani were regular gals.

Don't know aboust Astitva or NH10.

sehamat might not have come up with idea but she fully into it from get go plus it takes a lot courage to do what she did being a spy in unknown country with full posibility of getting caught and in such circumstances her own people would have turned against her

i think all the spies out there do a brilliant job without any thought of rewards thats very inspiring