Heroine in Hindi cinema

If heroines can carry a film, then why don't they ever anchor super-hits? My guess is that the answer has to do with class. Vir Sanghvi writes.

Last week, the HT hosted the second edition of the Brunch Dialogues in Bombay. This is a series of events focussing on conversations about Indian cinema. The first one, held some months ago, was on gangster movies. This one examined the role of the heroine in Hindi cinema. Vir Sanghvi writes.