In the male-dominated entertainment industry, there are several leading female actresses and distinct talents in Indian Cinema who single-handedly dominated the box office with their strongest films. While these actresses not only roared louder at the ticket window, they also let their work speak volumes and have made a special place in the audience’s hearts.
Let’s have a look at the three strong female actresses who proved their mettle at the box office.
Kangana Ranaut
In 2019, the talented actress Kangna Ranaut took over the director duties with her ambitious project ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’. The film directed by Kangna Ranaut surprised everyone with the opening collection of 7.75 crores. The audiences lauded the film for its scale, craft, vision, and the performance of Kangana in the film. The film closed the worldwide collections on the collections of ₹132.95 crore
Alia Bhatt
The leading and talented actress of the Indian Cinema, Alia Bhatt proved her mettle at the box office with Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. After her first female-oriented 2018 release ‘Raazi’ which earned 123.74 Cr at the Indian box office, Alia Bhatt paved the journey with Gangubai Kathiawadi. It was her second female-led film, grossed ₹153.69 crore in India, and became the actress’s second film after Raazi to join the 100 crore club.
Yami Gautam
The latest addition to the list is the very talented and beautiful actress Yami Gautam. With her recently released ‘Article 370’, the actress has started the box office journey for the female-led films on a fantastic note. The leading versatile actress in the character of Zooni Haksar is receiving unanimous praise from the audiences for her extraordinary performance and carried the film on her own shoulder. The film till now has breached 29.05 crores in four days and on the opening day, it secured Rs 6.12 cr.