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2012 Bollywood Summarised: Oh womaniya.. Aha Womaniya..!

Let us not talk of box office figures. Please. There’s a khan-dani monopoly there. Let us also not talk about awards. (No offence to those deceased and alive) but there is an oh-so-predictable formula to find yash  at such events and win “ Awards of the year ”. Let's shift focus to content. Let’s talk about unforgettable cinematic moments that won’t leave us for a long long time. And when I sit back and recall, 2012 looks like a year when a handful of women made a huge amount of difference. These weren’t sporadic highlights in one stream of cinema, but a consistent display of excellence in various streams. Here are some such wow moments and the women behind them: Women of bollywood 2012: I am not only talking about actors or technicians alone. Even in terms of characters and portrayal of women this year at the movies. Be it a gutsy real-nameless Mrs Baagchi of Kahaani or a earthy Shalini Sahay in Shanghai , they have had a more meaningful presence on screen than in pre