Published 12:43 IST, March 6th 2020

Janhvi Kapoor to Parineeti Chopra; Female actors who brought women achievement to screens

Janhvi Kapoor is all set to showcase the journey of pilot Gunjan Saxena. Alike Janhvi, here are some other actors who displayed Indian women's achievements.

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Bollywood accounts for serving its audience with different kinds of movies and genres. Be it be showcasing evils of society to highlighting those people who eradicated m, Hindi movies have always tried to create an impact with content-driven movies. Here are five Bollywood actors who brought Indian women's achievements to life.

Gunjan Saxena – Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi Kapoor is starting her 2020 with biopic Gunjan Saxena: Kargil Girl directed by Sharan Sharma. It is produced under Dharma Productions and Zee Studios. Angad Bedi will also play a pivotal role in movie, along with Vineet Kumar Singh. Janhvi Kapoor plays lead role of IAF Pilot Gunjan Saxena -  first female and Indian woman airforce pilot in combat along with Srividya Rajan. movie is slated to hit atres on April 24, 2020. 

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Saina Nehwal biopic - Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra is gearing up for her upcoming release, which is Amole Gupte’s, Saina.  much-anticipated film chronicles story of ace badminton player, Saina Nehwal and her rise to fame. actor is often seen posting pictures of her badminton and fitness training. 

In a recent media interaction, Parineeti revealed that she stayed at Ramsheth Thakur International Sports Complex in Navi Mumbai for nearly 15 days, to save her time. actor furr said that she wanted to utilise extra time to improve her badminton skills to portray character with aunticity.

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Mary Kom - Priyanka Chopra

Mary Kom is a 2014 Indian Hindi-langu biographical sports film directed by Omung Kumar and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in association with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. film stars Priyanka Chopra in lead role of  titular boxer, with Darshan Kumar and Sunil Thapa in supporting roles of her husband and mentor, respectively.  film depicts Kom's journey of becoming a boxer to her victory at  2008 World Boxing Championships in Ningbo. 

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Shakuntala - Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan in recent past revealed details about her upcoming project Shakuntala Devi: Human Computer. actor would be seen essaying role of famous mamatician Shakuntala Devi. Directed by Anu Men, Shakuntala Devi is scheduled to release in Summer 2020.

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Neerja - Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor starrer Neerja released in 2016 and is directed by Ram Madhvani. plot is based on a real-life event of Libyan-backed Abu Nidal Organisation's hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, Pakistan, on September 5, 1986. film is shown from point of view of flight's head purser, Neerja Bhat, who thwarted hijack attempt by alerting pilots, thus grounding plane. Bhat died trying to help save 359 of 379 passengers and crew on board. 

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12:43 IST, March 6th 2020