Why Radhika Apte has been making all the news recently

This girl's on fire
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Radhika Apte created history at the Tribeca Film Festival 2016 this month by becoming the first Indian actor to win Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature. The accolade comes for her part in Clean Shaven, a 20-minute segment directed by Anurag Kashyap that was part of the anthology Madly. It was this brazen role that caused a furore when stills of the actor showing full-frontal nudity were leaked online. Apte's take-no-prisoners approach to the media and online shaming made her a winner in our eyes anyway, and this accolade is really the best smack in the face to her trolls.

So, to celebrate Apte and girl power (no, we never tire of it) here's our baker's dozen of exemplary actors we thought deserve honourable mentions (and international awards) for their stellar performances. Most of these films did win big at prestigious film festivals around the world, even though some never saw the light of day in India and others released with more cuts than a bad slasher flick. All we want to say is—more power to them all!