Whenever you hear the word ‘filmmaking’, you’ probably imagine a group of men running here and there, carrying heavy cameras and lights, and another man i.e. the director scratching his head with a roll of papers in his hand. Well, no anymore. If women can be doctors, engineers, pilots, even mountaineers, then why not filmmakers? Female filmmakers like Kalpana Lajmi, Deepa Mehta, Aparna Sen have added a new dimension to Indian parallel cinema; whereas a bunch of fresh minds are framing a new definition of both meaningful content and entertainment in Bollywood. Have a look at 5 such female filmmakers we absolutely adore.

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