Neena Gupta, to Nushrratt Bharuccha: 5 Bollywood actresses who played pregnant women on-screen

With their experimental characters, Bollywood actresses are emerging as bankable names who can pull off films on their own. From being a part of women-centric films to essaying bold characters, they are going all out to make a name for themselves instead of being mere props in films. Of late, many actresses have played the role of a mother and have flaunted a baby bump on screen, without hesitation as used to be the case earlier. Here's the list of actresses who have portrayed pregnant women on-screen...

Nushrratt Bharuccha is all set to step into the shoes of a pregnant woman in her upcoming horror drama, 'Chhorii'. To get into the skin of the character, the actress had started wearing the ‘pregnant’ bodysuit almost 25 days prior to the shoot. Speaking about the same, the actress said, “As I’m not actually going to become pregnant for now in reality, I had them make that bodysuit for me to feel what a woman bearing a child actually goes through. I was wearing it 20-25 days before the film’s shoot started, and literally did all of my chores including eating, sleeping, going to the bathroom, roaming around, and everything else in it, to understand the restrictions that it comes with.”

Known for bringing a change in the portrayal of women in Indian cinema, actress Vidya Balan played a pregnant lady all through the filming of ‘Kahaani’ even promoted the film while donning a prosthetic baby bump. She aced the role with so much finesse and perfection that it left the audience teary-eyed, and was extremely well received by the critics and public alike.

Back in 2018, actress Neena Gupta made her comeback with Amit Sharma’s ‘Badhaai Ho’. In the film, she portrayed the role of a pregnant woman in her 50s. The family entertainer became one of the most loved films, and also won a National Award in the ‘Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment’ category.

Kareena Kapoor’s character as Deepti Batra is very relatable to the 21st century woman. She plays the role of an independent and self-sufficient person who also wishes to have a baby. Essaying the role of a pregnant woman on-screen, she also delivered an impactful monologue about the struggles and the hardships a woman goes through during pregnancy.

Kriti Sanon was a hit in romcoms, but her performance in ‘Mimi’ proved to be a breakthrough. The film portrays her as a pregnant woman on-screen. Kriti essayed the role of a surrogate mother and to essay her character convincingly had to put on around 15 kilos.