Madhuri Dixit impressed with Sonam & Alia’s recent work

Bollywood diva, Madhuri Dixit has given her take on the emerging state of the Indian film industry, praising female stars like Sonam Kapoor and Alia Bhatt for their recent work.

Dixit, known for her reign in Bollywood in the 90s said she was glad to see stronger women characters on the silver screen.

In an interview with IANS, she was cited in Mid-Day saying, “Nowadays, women are given more importance in a film. ‘Neerja’ is one of the examples where Sonam Kapoor plays an air hostess and saves a lot of people. There’s even Alia Bhatt in ‘Udta Punjab’, where she plays an innocent girl from Bihar and how she gets involved in the whole drug scene. Though it (‘Udta Punjab’) is not woman-oriented, women’s parts have become much stronger than it used to be. Women are now not just eye candy, parts are written where she has an important role in society.”

Talking about trends in Bollywood had changed, she added, “Today the trend is such that people do one film in a year. Back then I remember I have done 12 films in a year too, but those were the days and the way of working was different. Today you can take your time, read the scripts and choose the kind of roles you want… And I think I like it more that way. I think it’s a personal choice if I have my kids and I want to be at home with them and spend my time with them. I don’t do that because people expect that from me, I will do it because it’s my personal choice to do it. All mothers feel that way, not just celebrities.”

Dixit has been in the &TV show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, which comes to an end this weekend.