Most blockbusters still largely have women in romantic roles

Shows share by character category (in %)

Note: Based on 1,503 characters from 25 box-office topper films in 2019 and 427 characters from ten women-centric movies between 2012-19. The term LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and other terms emerging from an evolving understanding of gender and sexual identities.
Source: SMCS, TISS (2023). ‘Lights, Camera and Time for Action: Recasting a Gender Equality Compliant Hindi Cinema
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