A few days before the release of 2016 Bollywood hit “Dangal” (“Wrestling Bout”), which is based on the true story of two medal-winning Indian female wrestlers and their father, the filmmakers unveiled a promotional music video. In the video, the two actresses who play the wrestlers are seen mostly in silhouette while Indian superstar Aamir Khan — who plays the father’s character — is seen on a throne, atop a chariot, sermonizing all around him in verse. This, unfortunately, is an all-too-accurate representation of the film — and encapsulates a problematic trend in mainstream Bollywood: While plenty of Bollywood films take on gender inequality and women’s experiences, frustratingly few do so in women’s voices, and their attempts at feminism thus fall short.

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