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From left, Kritika Kamra, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Juhi Babbar, in a still from Anusha Rizvi’s ‘The Great Shamsuddin Family’

Why Anusha Rizvi's 'The Great Shamsuddin Family' should be a required must-watch for all women

E. Nina Rothe December 28, 2025

In short, the film not only passes the Bechdel test in flying colors, and showcases a cast of extraordinary actresses playing members of one fabulous family, but it should also be credited with creating a new kind of “Rizvi test”, one which can be used for showing Muslim women characters which finally break down all stereotypes created so far in movies.

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In Features, review, Film Tags The Great Shamsuddin Family, Anusha Rizvi, Indian cinema, Hindi cinema, Kritika Kamra, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Juhi Babbar, Peepli Live, Aamir Khan Productions, Sundance Film Festival, Dolly Ahluwalia, Farida Jalall, Purab Kohli, Joyeeta Dutta, Nishank Verma, Anusha Banerjee, Humayun tomb, JioHotStar, Mahmood Farooqi, Ashok Jain, Ajit Andhare, Leena Yadav, Debashis Remy Dalai, Kornark Saxena, N. Madhusudan, Shuchi Love Bhatia, Simran Hora
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