Taapsee by no means gave a solo hit - Page 8

Andhera kayam rahe 🤷🏽‍♀️

Tathastu.

Jab tak ye phony hai, tab tak andhera hi rahega.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

Actually, going back further:

Mother India

Bandit Queen

Chandni Bar

Damini

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These were also "female issue" films.😆

You can drag every single female centric movie from the yesteryears but it doesn't take away from the fact that Kangana broke barriers with Queen during a time when b'wood was churning out SOTY, JTHJ, Dabanng, etc as successful movies. Context matters.

Originally posted by: coldbrew

Kangana broke barriers with Queen during a time when b'wood was churning out SOTY, JTHJ, Dabanng, etc as successful movies. Context matters.

Which barriers ?

Originally posted by: coldbrew

You can drag every single female centric movie from the yesteryears but it doesn't take away from the fact that Kangana broke barriers with Queen during a time when b'wood was churning out SOTY, JTHJ, Dabanng, etc as successful movies. Context matters.

bollywood was “generating” dirty picture, English vinglish, kahaani, Saat khoon Maaf, jessica before that 👍🏼

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

Which barriers ?

Patriarchal barriers of Hindi cinema. She has continued to perform in movies without relegating herself or her role to singing and dancing with actors... and male actors were wanting to work with her after she got her dues. That's just one example of breaking barriers I'm giving you.

Originally posted by: coldbrew

She has continued to perform in movies without relegating herself or her role to singing and dancing with actors...

She is working with less than nobodies and even pissing them off 😂

Why are people forgetting Badla? It was a huge hit. Though Taapsee is not the sole reason behind it, she is an important reason. She had a very imp. role in it.

Originally posted by: pathaka

bollywood was “generating” dirty picture, English vinglish, kahaani, Saat khoon Maaf, jessica before that 👍🏼

Dirty picture is a biopic with lots of sleaze thrown in .... yeah it was a phenomenal performance by Vidya but it wouldn't have generated the sensation that it did without Vidya throwing all her inhibitions out the window. It was not a trendsetter by any means, neither was it pathbreaking. Silk Smitha already existed, Vidya showcased her life in a nutshell there.

English Vinglish cashed in on a yester year superstar's stardom, and yes, that was a brilliant movie that deserves its own place, but it wasn't exactly a young actress breaking barriers there either.

Saat Khoon Maaf was loosely based on seven deadly sins, with PC again trying to be multifaceted. I'm personally not a fan of that movie, and I don't think it does anything to provoke thoughts or for people to look into their societal issues. It was more of a psychological thriller.

You clearly aren't getting the point here, are you? Queen is a commercial and critical success that came along as a breath of fresh air, and it was revolutionary when Katrina, Alia, Deepika etc were being wrapped with big banners and shot to stardom with songs, dances and robust ensemble to support them.

Believe me I want to support an outsider who beat the odds and became successful.

Kangana is that, but she herself makes it impossible for anyone sane to support her.

1. She either believes or pretends no one else did female-centric movies which were successful. That is absolutely not true. Apart from the older movies and Sridevi-starrers mentioned, there were movies from Kangana's own time - The Dirty Picture, Kahaani, English Vinglish, No One Killed Jessica, Mardaani...

For Kangana to dismiss the work done by senior actresses is either a version of "not like other girls" which is as sexist as you could possibly get or KKK-level dumbness when she proclaimed she was the first pregnant actress to work.

2. Kangana denigrates anyone who doesn't agree with her.

3. She spews venom at a guy for rejecting her. Seriously? Get some self-respect!

4. I can never, ever condone her snatching credit for someone else's work as she did.

5. An important debate on what happened to SSR and the role of bullying and harassment has now been turned into a freak circus centered on Kangana. I'm even left wondering if the mean girl gang of Bollywood PAID her to distract the public.😆