Top 10 Manic Pixie Dream Girl Characters In Bollywood Movies

The term Manic Pixie Dream Girl was coined by Nathan Rabin, a film critic, after he observed the character Kirsten Dunst She’s one the most glamorous actress and garnered >> Read More... from Elizabethtown. Bollywood is obsessed with the characters like Manic Pixie Dream Girls. The lives of these women revolve around the male protagonist, and they do not have a life of their own. They make the male protagonist realize that there is a bigger goal to achieve in their life and contribute to the man's unhappy life with their cheerfulness and bubbliness. The women are reduced to props in the journey of the man’s self-discovery. The idea that women can change men resulted in this trope. The women in these types of roles have no goals of their own. The MPDG is perfection personified and is a dream for both men and women alike. These movies can change people’s perspectives if consumed at a younger age. Here are the top 10 such characters from Bollywood movies:

1. Tara from Tamasha

Tara meets Ved in Corsica. She has her ambitions and is living her life until he meets him. She then tries to do everything she can to help Ved escape his darkness and leave the 9 to 5 corporate job he doesn't want to do. Tara is supposed to be a successful woman, but what she does for a living or her career is not explored like Ved's. She helps Ved understand and follow his passion and become a theatre artist. She is shown to be happy from the beginning to the end of the movie, so the only disturbances are because of her internalizing Ved's problems.

2. Geet from Jab We Met Click to look into! >> Read More...

Geet is one of the perfect examples of a manic pixie dream girl. She is outspoken, quirky, and lively, but she has no other role in the movie than helping the male protagonist Aditya come out of his dark phase. Imtiaz Ali Imtiaz Ali, is a well-known multi talented Indian >> Read More... tries to provide some background to Geet's character, but it gets overshadowed by her sole aim to bring Aditya out of his bubble. She teaches him how to lead a carefree life.

3. Kalpana from Ghajini

Kalpana is portrayed as a beautiful, chirpy, flawless woman. When Sanjay comes into her life, the whole story revolves around him. Till she dies, she helps Sanjay realize there's life beyond work, and that is all there is to her character in the film.

4. Laila from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Laila is known for her fashion choices, love for traveling, and adventurous activities. She has her career and is independent. Her character could have been explored better. The only thing she does is help Arjun to embrace living in the moment.

5. Heer from Rockstar

Heer teaches Janardan how to live in the moment. After their breakup, he understands his real-life goal, which fuels his love for music. We don't know anything about Heer except that she is bubbly and chirpy and that she's going to die.

6. Ayesha from Ek Villain Click to look into! >> Read More...

Ayesha changes Guru from being a goon to a caring husband who tries to fulfill her dream bucket list. She pulls him out of his dark place with her kindness and love.

7. Dimple from Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

Dimple is a chirpy and loud girl entirely different from her love interest, Kush. There's no other side to her character explored in the movie than making Kush feel loved.

8. Bindu from Meri Pyaari Bindu Click to look into! >> Read More...

Bindu's dreams to become a singer, how she dealt with her failed career and, other struggles are not explored. She plays another classic manic pixie dream girl.

9. Akira from Jab Tak Hain Jaan

Akira is a quirky, bubbly, and outgoing girl, but her character is reduced to just being the male character's love interest, and her only role is to show him how wonderful life is.

10. Riana from Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

Riana has no other character development than making the male protagonist realize how amazing his life is.