Wish I Were Shahrukh’s Leading Lady

Veer Zaara is one of the most romantic movies of all time. But how much of Veer Zaara is Zaara’s story? And what message does this movie send to the society. The Mohan sisters talk about this and more and we also hear from some beautiful people who are leading ladies in their own right! Listen to know more

Pooja and Nisha, the leading ladies of Dil To Pagal Hai are the ideal women that you’d want to be. The Mohan sisters discuss how they feel about such portrayal of women and the kind of impact it has on their lives. Listen to know more!

From the action-packed world of Don, we have the two beautiful leading ladies, Roma and Anita. But what is their role other than being a treat for our eyes? We discuss that and more in this episode. Listen to know more!

Anjali and Tina, the leading ladies of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, are both smart and confident women. But Anjali in it transforms from being a tomboy to a feminine version of herself. So how do we feel about these leading ladies and their journey in the movie? And, would we want to be them? Listen to find out and also to hear the insightful thoughts of our special guest Shreshta Joy!

DDLJ is one of the landmark movies in Bollywood, changing the ideals of love for a lot of people. Its female lead, Simran, is one of the most celebrated characters from Indian pop-culture. So when we look at her after all these years, do we like her? And, would we want to be her? Listen and find out!

Paheli is a movie set in a pre-industrialisation world yet, Lachchi, the female lead seems to be even ahead of the time the movie was released in. So, how do we feel about her and the way she has been portrayed? And, do we want to be her? Listen to find out!

Meghna in Dil Se has a life that not many of us can imagine for ourselves. But the question in this episode for us was not do we want to be her but on how love is portrayed in pop-culture and what kind of implications it has on our lives. Listen to find out!

Chak De India is a movie about a Muslim man who becomes the coach of the Indian National Women’s Hockey team to regain the respect he has lost. So, do the women get lost in his story? And, would we want to be any of them? Listen and find out!

Paro and Chandramukhi are one of the most iconic female characters to come out of Bollywood. The Mohan sisters look at them and see if they’re indeed the strong, independent characters they’re projected to be and once again ask themselves the question - do they want to be them. Listen to find out!

Anjali, Nandini and Pooja are living the life that many of us aspire for but do we really want that life? Listen to find out!

Rubina “Rubai” Mohsin is the female lead in Pathaan who is a strong empowered woman or is she? And the main question is, would we want to be her. All that and more discussed in this podcast by the hosts Meera Mohan and Reshmi Mohan

Megha, Ishika, Kiran, Sanjana, we have many leading ladies in this movie but does this movie really tell us anything about them. And, the main question, do we want to be any of them? Listen to find out! TW: Discussion of suicide and sexual harassment in relation to the characters of the movie

Kiara is a character written and directed by a woman. So, does it make a difference? And would we want to be her? Listen to find out!