How do you define relatability? Okay, you can’t. Not exactly. We all operate in different realities, contexts, and time frames. Our philosophy of life is somewhat different. But we have similar feelings. We know how crushing heartbreak can be and how fulfilling a warm, enveloping hug is.
Sometimes, artistic creations attain a perfect synergy between personal and universal. Even though our journeys are largely different, art can bring us together. Some song lyrics can sum up exactly what you’re going through. Or, like some film plots feel like they’re written about your life. Speaking of which, there have been certain Bollywood female characters who’ve embodied traits and undergone emotions that screamed the realities called our lives. Here are 7 of them –
1. Kaira from ‘Dear Zindagi‘
Kaira’s insomnia originated from deeper issues that needed to be addressed through therapy. I wish more of us would and could take that step. Her mental chaos was all shades of relatable.
2. Geet from ‘Jab We Met‘
3. Piku from ‘Piku‘
Piku was a working woman who was juggling responsibility towards her father while somehow trying to live a life. Padukone portrayed the character and her ambiguity beautifully.
4. Bitty from ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’
5. Jaya Shashidharan from ‘Qarib Qarib Single‘
6. Naina from ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’
Being motivated to study as an adult can be cumbersome. The pressure is often unbearable, and then there’s this desire to pause, reflect, and escape. The motivation behind Naina wanting to undertake that life-changing trip was understandable.
7. Alizeh from ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil‘
‘Pyaar mein junoon hain par dosti mein sukoon hain.’
Who do you relate to the most? It’s uncanny how alarmingly close to life these characters have been.
