Women
are
truly
leading
the
world.
The
Hollywood
Reporter
has
listed
46
women
as
the
Most
Influential
Women
in
International
Film,
and
the
ladies
are
in
positions
of
executives,
producers
and
creatives.
Interestingly,
India
contributes
to
this
list
too.
Here’s
looking
at
the
Indian
Female
Power
List
in
the
Movies.
Gauri
Khan
Co-founder,
Red
Chillies
Entertainment
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Gauri
Khan/Instagram
She’s
not
just
Mrs
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Gauri
has
her
own
claim
to
fame.
Not
only
does
she
produce
SRK
hits
like
Om
Shanti
Om,
Chennai
Express
and
Jawan,
she
backs
films
starring
other
actors
too,
like
Alia
Bhatt’s
Darlings
and
Abhishek
Bachchan’s
Bob
Biswas.
That’s
not
all.
Gauri
has
her
finger
in
the
OTT
pie
as
well,
producing
shows
like
Bard
Of
Blood,
Betaal
and
the
upcoming
The
Ba***ds
Of
Bollywood,
which
sees
elder
son
Aryan
Khan’s
directorial
debut.
Jyoti
Deshpande
President,
Jio
Studios
Jyoti
Deshpande
at
the
Sky
Force
trailer
launch.
Photograph:
Hitesh
Harisinghani/Rediff
Jyoti
Deshpande
is
the
decision-maker
at
Jio
Studios,
which
has
produced
more
than
150
films
and
OTT
series
in
various
languages.
She’s
backed
stories
of
all
kinds,
from
masala
genres
like
Stree
2
and
Shaitaan
to
films
like
Article
370
to
the
surprise
packages
like
Laapataa
Ladies.
Even
in
these
uncertain
box
office
times,
the
onetime
Viacom18
CEO
knows
her
market.
Like
she
tells
us,
‘the
audience
can’t
be
tricked.’
Priyanka
Dutt
Producer,
Vyjayanthi
Movies
A
proud
moment
for
Priyanka
Dutt,
right,
as
she
wins
yet
another
accolade
for
her
film,
Sita
Ramam.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Priyanka
Dutt/Instagram
She’s
born
into
the
movies
—
her
father
is
well
known
Telugu
filmmaker
C
Ashwini
Dutt
—
and
she’s
married
to
National
Award-winning
Director
Nag
Ashwin
but
Priyanka
has
made
an
identity
of
her
own.
She’s
keeping
the
family
banner
flying
high
alongside
sister
Swanpa
Dutt,
and
making
blockbusters
ranging
from
Mahanati
and
Sita
Ramam
to
Kalki
2898
AD.
Did
you
know
that
she
studied
filmmaking
at
the
University
of
California
and
made
her
debut
at
the
age
of
20
by
co-producing
2004’s
Balu?
Monika
Shergill
VP
Content,
India,
Netflix
Monika
Shergill,
second
from
right,
with
the
Heeramandi
team.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Monika
Shergill/Instagram
Former
journalist
and
documentary
filmmaker
Monika
Shergill
has
helped
shape
Netflix’s
Indian
face,
bringing
epic
shows
like
Heeramandi:
The
Diamond
Bazaar
to
the
fore.
