Allia Bhatt and Sharvari starrer Alpha is all set for its theatrical release. The film, for the very first time, features female-led high-octane sequences in the YRF Spy Universe. But Bollywood has done it before. Watch these 6 films now!
Before Alia-Sharvari’s Alpha, Watch These 6 Bollywood Female-Led Movies
Alpha will release on July 3 theatrically worldwide. What hyped the film is its female-led action storyline. Now, as you await the Alia Bhatt-Sharvari starrer, we have curated a list of six such movies that become a must-watch to understand the genre. From Rani Mukherjee to Priyanka Chopra, these female superstars have brought their intense character arc on the big screen before. Take a look.
1. Mardaani
The Rani Mukherjee starrer features her as Senior Inspector Shivani Shivaji Roy. The film became a major hit as it followed the story of Shivani investigating criminal syndicate Karan Rastogi, who runs a chain of girl-child trafficking. She then transcends legal limits to hunt him down, which also follows intense action confrontations between the two.
2. Jai Gangaajal
Released in 2016, the film follows the story of Priyanka Chopra as Abha Mathur, a dedicated and fierce SP in Bankipur, Bihar. Local politicians have become corrupt, and they now pressure the small farmers to surrender their lands for the big plant that they wish to establish. Abha fights the tyranny by navigating deep into the plot.
3. Naam Shabana
The film is an action-thriller that stars Taapsee Pannu as an undercover agent, Shabana Khan. Following her dark past, she is now on the verge of revenge for her friend who was brutally killed. Intelligence Officer Ranvir Singh (Manoj Bajpyaee) approaches her to provide intense training to put an end to the international criminal.
4. Akira
The film follows the story of Akira Sharma (Sonakshi Sinha) as an independent young woman who moves to Mumbai. She finds a bag full of money that belongs to an ACP, who got the sum after committing heavy crimes. Akira is put into an asylum so that she does not reveal their crime, but she relies on her martial arts skills to escape and reveal the truth.
5. Dhaakad
The film stars Kangana Ranaut as the lead, named Agent Agni. She is a ruthless operative of a task force who is sent to India to investigate and combat an arms trafficking criminal syndicate, Rudraveer (Arjun Rampal). Amid the intense standoff, a dark truth is revealed from her traumatic past, which takes the film further with action sequences.
6. Code Name: Tiranga
The film is an espionage action-thriller with Parineeti Chopra as the lead Durga. She is a fierce RAW agent who is hunting an international terrorist who was responsible for the 2001 Indian Parliament attacks. She develops a façade and marries a man to get closer to her target.