3. Sushmita Sen In ‘Filhaal’
Directed by Meghna Gulzar, ‘Filhaal’ portrayed the story of two best friends – Rewa (Tabu) & Sia (Sushmita Sen). When Tabu’s character faces birth complications, Sia offers to become her surrogate.
4. Divya Dutta In ‘Life Express’
Released in 2010, ‘Life Express’ follows the story of a career-driven woman (played by Rituparna Sengupta) who aborts her child and then decides to have a child through a surrogate, played by Divya Dutta.
Divya’s character– Gauri– is an impoverished village-based mother of two children, and the wife of an unemployed idol-artist, Mohan.