Madhavankutty Pillai
Marriage, pregnancy and the changing stature of the Bollywood heroine
She is a well-known name in Bollywood even though not a single film has been released in Hindi so far
She chose to return after a brief hiatus to television, as an actor and a reality show judge
She has been sensual and subservient, rustic and cosmopolitan. She is as much at ease in a lavish BBC series as she is in her latest, a Hindi horror comedy blockbuster where she plays a ghost
It is a metaphor for many young women in Bollywood now who are slowly overcoming their fears, choosing to expand their art rather than stay in the groove
Mukesh Chhabra is the first port of call for most major directors who want a cast that is authentic and diverse
Now the actors won’t have to quarrel with each other on Twitter to take a position on the national language