Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji: Bollywood’s leading ladies who played fearless journalists

Alia Bhatt as Rani Chatterjee in 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' where she plays a stylish yet strong Bengali news anchor who challenges authority. The combination of bold personality and unapologetic views and perfect confidence Alia showed created a new way to show female journalists in movies.

In 'No One Killed Jessica,' actress Rani Mukerji captivated her audience with her confident portrayal of journalist Meera, whose pursuit of justification or examination of causes behind what happened to Jessica Lal crossed the line between right and wrong to expose the genuine accused. This portrayal is one of the great performances in the history of the art form known as a Bollywood film, and it shows how one can use the journalistic abilities, resources, commitment, soul, and passion of their own media and awaken the many truths that are oftentimes hidden in plain sight.

Kareena Kapoor Khan embodied the character of Yasmin Ahmed in the film Satyagraha, depicting a journalist grappling with the dilemmas and complications that ensue when a journalist exposes corruption and lies while reporting on the political spectrum. Kareena's performance effectively conveyed the tension a journalist experiences in wanting to serve the interests of advancing their career yet also wanting to maintain the ethics of journalism. In her performance, Kareena conveyed that there is always a tension for a journalist - for example, the ethical dilemmas journalists encounter throughout their lives in their pursuit of ambition.

'The Sabarmati Report' features Raashii Khanna as Amrita Gill, who displays bravery by searching for the truth during disorder. The main character shows bravery when she uncovers the truth behind the Sabarmati incident. Raashii showed through her performance how a journalist stays strong emotionally while seeking justice, even though it causes her personal harm.

Anushka Sharma, in 'PK', has an aura of natural charm that, beneath that charm, hides sincerity in the character of Jagat Janani (or Jaggu), the journalist who fights against social prejudice as she assists an alien who deals with human complexity when she too is challenged. She moves easily from frivolity to sincerity from the repeated reminders that journalism is an honorable profession which requires courage, and empathy.

In this film, Bhumi Pednekar plays the part of a fearless journalist fighting to get to the truth. Based on a true story, the narrative follows her attempts to uncover justice while also facing sociocultural hurdles and bureaucratic corruption. Bhumi's role shows an authentic tenacity and bravery to reason through how difficult it could be to challenge power.

Krishna Tanna was a pivotal element of 'Scoop' in the compelling character of Jagruti Pathak, the crime journalist who was intent on exposing the well-known and less known truths existing in plain sight. The actress demonstrated her ability with a stage act that built up the heavy work of investigative journalism work to display the character's character and determination. Like "Scoop" delivered a tight story with excellent individual performances.