Cinema has been a little bias for male characters but recently, women in our cinema have been portrayed as strong and independent characters. Earlier there were very few film made women-centric but now it is very often we see strong women roles shown on big screen which inspires a lot of them in audiences. This women's day let us look at some of the most powerful characters in Bollywood.

Priyanka Chopra in Mary Kom - She floored everyone in this Omung Kumar's directed biopic on the famous sportswoman. She not only made critics and audience to sit up with her powerful performance but also swept off several awards for the same.

Rani Mukherjee in Mardaani - In this movie, Rani plays a character of an inspector who is as strong as a man and drills the case to find the culprit. The movie also shows how women are always taken for granted but how Rani breaks this entire myth.

Deepika Padukone in Bajirao Mastani and Piku - She proved that she is not just pretty delicate talent of tinsel town.... Deepika went on to make great impact not only on her career with these two films but also within the hearts of everyone. 'Bajirao Mastani' and 'Piku' earned the actress a huge adulation for her talent and power.

Sridevi in English Vinglish - This movie was inspired by the director's mother, it is a story of a housewife played by Sridevi who wants to learn English and joins an English speaking course to stop getting derided by her family for having poor English. Sridevi has shown us the real side or our mother and will sure make you go home and hug your mother.

Anushka Sharma in NH10 - Women are weak and that is what was thought by the majority of people around but characters like what Anushka Sharma played in 'NH10' changes the notion of girls giving up soon.

Taapsee Pannu in Pink -This movie shows girls from the current era. The character played by Taapsee in the film showed us to never give up or be shy of anything that comes across. After this movie, you will surely go home proud.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Sarbjit and Jazbaa - In both the power-packed films, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was seen in two different, never seen before avatars. She had greatly worked on her looks and performances in the films ad had received phenomenal appreciations from all.

Vidya Balan in Kahaani - Vidya plays a character who is pregnant and has come to India in search of her husband but how the movie ends with her bravery and how she turns into this strong women is shown incredibly.

Kangana Ranaut in Queen - The character played by Kangana was loved by every single person, it is a story about how a simple innocent girl turns into a liberated woman who travels places on her own. This inspired a lot of girls for solo trips and more.

Madhuri Dixit in Gulab Gang - In Gulaab Gang Madhuri plays a very vital role of women from the rural area who fights for the issues faced by them like domestic violence, dowry system and more. Madhuri surely inspired a lot of villagers to speak for their rights.

Alia Bhatt in Highway - Alia plays a character who stands up against all the abuses she faces in her life and how she finds the way to come out of it and tells the truth. This definitely inspired you to talk about your issues loud.

Richa Chadha in Fukrey - This movie is breaking the norm of women working for men, Bholi is the character for whom there are men working for her and she rules a world surrounded by men. Richa is funny, quirky and strong at the same time.

Sonam Kapoor in Neerja - She proved that she is not all about beauty and fashion. Sonam really struck very hard at the critics and audience with a powerful performance in the biopic of Neeraj Bhanot. The actress went on to make a huge impression to say that she can do things seriously as well

Sonakshi Sinha in Akira - Finally Sonakshi found her forte in action films... She went on to showcase girl power with the AR Murugadoss directorial. The actress even gave powerful performance in 'Force 2' as well and one can expect similar impact with her forthcoming film 'Noor'.

Cinema has been a little bias for male characters but recently, women in our cinema have been portrayed as strong and independent characters. Earlier there were very few film made women-centric but now it is very often we see strong women roles shown on big screen which inspires a lot of them in audiences. This women's day let us look at some of the most powerful characters in Bollywood.