Female consent has long been treated as a negligible option in Indian cinema. The debate has once again caught steam with the release of Ram Charan's Peddi, which gives its leading lady, Janhvi Kapoor, the same kind of treatment. Many mainstream Indian films, especially from the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, have more than often disregarded consent, pursuing after rejection, stalking, coercion, and treating "no" as a challenge rather than a boundary. Here are some Indian films which clearly took female consent for granted.

While Bollywood and South cinema crossovers have continued to impress audiences, there have been several actors from the South cinema who have made thier Bollywood appearances. Similarly, there are several mainstream Bollywood actors who have, over the years, appeared in meaty and pivotal roles in South Indian films. Ahead of Boman Irani and Divyendu's appearances in Peddi, here's looking at mainstream Bollywood stars who forayed into South Indian cinema.