In the past few years, there has been a much-needed discussion about on-screen representation of women in Indian cinema. Unfortunately, there has been little focus on those behind the camera. Now, two years after Malayalam cinema witnessed the formation of Women in Cinema Collective, it is time for Bollywood to effect change. 

Producers Ekta Kapoor, Guneet Monga and filmmaker Tahira Kashyap Khurrana have joined forces to form Indian Women Rising (IWR), a collective that will discover, nurture and put the spotlight on female storytellers across the country.