Revisiting the most powerful women characters in Sanjay Leela Bhansali movies

Feb 24, 2023CELEB LOOKSIshita Sharma

Gangubai in Gangubai Kathiawadi

Alia Bhatt plays the strong matriarch Gangubai, who starts off as a sex worker, eventually turning a mother figure to all the girls Google

Keeping apart the childhood love of Paro and Dev, Chandramukhi's love for Devdas is pure and pious Google

Former magician Ethan, now a quadriplegic, files a petition for euthanasia. His nurse Sofia is his biggest source of support Google

The quiet, unassuming Kashibai holds strong even as her husband falls in love with another woman Google

As the feisty Leela who falls in forbidden love with Ram, Deepika breathes life into the character Google

As the 'other' woman in Bajirao's life, Mastani is strong, powerful and restrained Google

The chirpy and pure-hearted Nandini falls in love with singer Samir, but is forcefully married off to lawyer Vanraj Google

Instead of turning herself into the hands of evil Mughal ruler Alauddin Khalji, Queen Padmavati decides to commit jauhar (self-immolation) Google

As the woman, who has loved just one man since childhood, Paro is raw, passionate and pure Google

As Annie, the only child of a speech and hearing impaired couple, Annie is strong, rooted and full of life Google

Michelle, a girl with visual and hearing impairment turns a new leaf around with the help of her stubborn teacher Google

Even as artist Raj is madly in love with her, young Sakina has been waiting for years for her lover Google