Cinema has often portrayed stories that show a mirror to society, reflecting the uncomfortable but real scenarios. Several times, outspoken and bold women are not believed about assault and the injustice they face due to society's prejudice. Films and web series have shown such cases, highlighting victim-blaming, systemic cover-ups, and the power dynamics that protect abusers.

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.