As years go by, the plot weakens for Indian women-centric cinema

The number of such movies has declined and their box office collection too

The movie Barbie earned $800 million at the global box office compared to Oppenheimer’s tally of over $400 million, according to box office collections data available as of Thursday. In India, the plot flipped: Oppenheimer’s box office collection of Rs 100 crore was nearly triple that of Barbie’s Rs 34 crore, drawing attention to the country’s limited audience for women-centric cinema.

The gender’s representation has remained lacklustre in India’s major box office successes; there are few women involved in the business and even fewer female-centric movies being made.

The number of female-centric movies peaked in 2014 and 2017