Gully Boy’s Safina Is the Feminist Heroine We Need

“Safina’s feminism is undeterred & unadvertised. She doesn’t need to fit into the cliche of an urban Indian woman.”

Although ‘Gully Boy’ is plugged with powerful performances, it’s only good in fleeting moments, like wisps of smoke if you manage to catch them. While some scenes depicting the glaring class divide tug at your heartstrings, others footslog clumsily and fail to inspire strong emotions.

But Gully Boy's Safina, played by Alia Bhatt, is pure magic.

Safina is the feminist heroine Hindi films have long needed.

She is ambitious, headstrong and loves with fierce conviction. Every day, she rebels against the patriarchy and the shackles that her own family have constrained her with, albeit out of love.