6 Bollywood Actresses Who Shed Glamorous Look To Portray Strong Roles

Bollywood actresses has since long had one stereotype work in movies that was to woo the male lead and worry about him.

With changing society, a new message of feminism has raised flag and Bollywood has very well adapted it.

Many Bollywood actresses has step forward to raise the strong message and has shed their glamorous avatar to portray roles and be the only lead for the movie.

1. Kangana Ranaut in Queen:
   Kangana Ranaut is known to pull-off any kind of clothes and, amaze fans and fashion police with her strong fashion sense. She stunned everyone right from Bollywood to common fans with her portrayal of simple girl in Queens. She received many acclamations for Tanu Weds Manu

2. Anushka Sharma in NH10:
   Anushka Sharma is famous for her simplicity and natural beauty when it comes to fashion. Her portrayal in movie NH10 left fans and critics startled for bringing life to such strong character.

3. Alia Bhatt in Highway:
   The cutest diva of Bollywood, Alia Bhatt portrayed and narrated a tale of young girl suffering from Stockholm syndrome. Highway movie even got Alia Bhatt awarded for Filmfare Awards as Best Actress (Critic’s Choice).

4. Vidya Balan in Kahaani:
   Vidya Balan with her offbeat career has always chosen offbeat films like Parineeta, Ishqiya and Paa. She single-handedly took films like The Dirty Picture and Kahaani to an altogether different level.

5. Aishwarya Rai in Raincoat:
   Aishwarya Rai is popular for her beauty and fashion sense not only in Bollywood but internationally. She took up romantic-drama movie Raincoat to portray character of a simple married woman who has an uninvited guest, her ex-lover.

6. Lisa Ray in Water:
   Lisa Ray left no stones unturned with her strong depiction of character of a widow in Water. Lisa Ray won award for Best Canadian Actress by Vancouver Film Critics Circle, 2006.

Film business asks a lot out of an actor while it is a continuous challenge for actresses to look good and be fashion-updated; it also calls for effort that has to be put in portraying a role of a simple woman or a next door girl.

Which one did you like the best?