While
men
continue
to
celebrate
friendship
in
style,
even
in
films
made
by
a
female
director,
for
instance,
Zindagi
Milegi
Na
Dobara
by
Zoya
Akhtar
or
Happy
New
Year
by
Farah
Khan
and
the
recent
Superboys
Of
Malegaon
by
Reema
Kagti,
there
are
very
few
that
do
the
same
for
female
friendships.
In
International
Women’s
Day
week,
Deepa
Gahlot
picks
10
films
on
women’s
bonding
to
watch
on
OTT.
Dor
(2006)
Where
to
watch:
SonyLiv
Nagesh
Kukunoor’s
heartwarming
film
was
about
two
women
(Gul
Panag-Ayesha
Takia),
who
fight
conservatism
with
grace
and
courage.
Queen
(2013)
Where
to
watch:
Netflix
In
Vikas
Bahl’s
empowering
film,
when
a
woman
(Kangana
Ranaut)
is
jilted
before
her
wedding,
she
decides
to
take
her
honeymoon
trip
to
Paris,
solo,
and
forms
a
warm,
supportive
friendship
with
the
free-spirited
Vijaylaxmi
(Lisa
Haydon).
Dedh
Ishqiya
(2014)
Where
to
watch:
Amazon
Prime
Video,
SonyLiv
A
coquettish
begum
(Madhuri
Dixit)
and
her
aide-lover
(Huma
Qureshi)
con
two
thieves
who
have
come
to
steal
from
them.
Angry
Indian
Goddesses(2015)
Where
to
watch: Apple
TV
A
young
woman
(Sara
Jane
Dias)
invites
her
closest
friends
to
a
bachelorette
to
celebrate
her
upcoming
wedding
in
Pan
Nalin’s
film.
Pink
(2016)
Where
to
watch:
Amazon
Prime
Video
In
Aniruddha
Roy
Chowdhury’s
topical
film,
when
three
friends
and
flatmates
(Taapsee
Pannu,
Kirti
Kulhari,
Andrea
Tariang)
are
harassed
by
young
men
from
powerful
Delhi
families,
they
band
together
to
get
them
punished.
Veere
Di
Wedding
(2018)
Where
to
watch:
Netflix
In
Shashanka
Ghosh’s
Sex
In
The
City
inspired
film,
four
friends
—
Kareena
Kapoor,
Sonam
Kapoor,
Swara
Bhaskar,
Shikha
Talsania
—
support
each
other
through
their
emotional
lows.
Mimi
(2021)
Where
to
watch:
Netflix
When
Mimi
(Kriti
Sanon)
decides
to
become
a
surrogate
for
an
American
couple
to
earn
a
large
sum
of
money,
her
friend
(Sai
Tamhankar)
stands
by
her,
without
question.
Double
XL
(2022)
Where
to
watch:
Netflix
In
Satram
Ramani’s
film,
two
overweight
friends
(Sonakskhi
Sinha
and
Huma
Qureshi)
battle
society’s
unfair
beauty
standards
imposed
on
women.
Dhak
Dhak(2023)
Where
to
watch:
Netflix
In
the
road
trip
adventure
directed
by
Navin
Dudeja,
four
women
bikers
—
Ratna
Pathak
Shah,
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh,
Dia
Mirza
—
form
a
strong
bond.
Crew
(2024)
Where
to
watch:
Netflix
Three
airline
stewardesses
(Tabu,
Kareena
Kapoor,
Kriti
Sanon),
who
are
close
friends,
con
a
scamster
in
Rajesh
Krishnan’s
crime
caper.
