Captain Marvel, which is MCU’s first stand-alone female franchise movie, is one of the most awaited films of the year. It is just a few weeks away from its release and the film has generated quite the buzz among Marvel fans. This will be Marvel’s first film for 2019 followed by Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far from home in the latter half of 2019. Captain Marvel aka Carol Danvers will be played by Academy Award winner Brie Larson. The film will also see actor Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury. Avengers Endgame theories have time and again pointed out that Captain Marvel will become the next crucial character in the franchise.
Acknowledged as Marvel’s mightiest Super Hero, Captain Marvel is touted to begin 2019 with a bang and is undoubtedly one of the most awaited films of this year. Brie Larson, who has won an Oscar, followed the epic strength training routine in preparation for the role. She even did actual flight training which is was quite intense and despite falling sick, Brie continued to train! As Captain Marvel: THE MOST POWERFUL SUPERHERO, the Oscar winning actress herself pushed an almost 2500 KG Jeep to get into insane shape for the role!
Well our Indian actresses are very powerful and are respected throughout the country.. they share a huge fan following and most of them are as fit as the heroes, some of them even fitter and kick ass!
As we are yet to see to a female superhero film in India, so we came up with a list of top powerful and iconic Indian actresses who we think can do justice to a desi Captain Marvel, if it was to be made in India!
1. Taapsee Pannu
Known for her strong headed roles in Pink, Naam Shabana and Mulk, Taapsee Pannu would be the one of the best options to cast as Captain Marvel. Taapsee’s ferocious attitude and well toned body structure makes her the perfect fir to be a superhero.
2. Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha has aced the roles in movies like Dabbang and Akira where she showed off some really cool tricks while she fought the corrupt police officers. She has also been seen in Force 2. Sonakshi would fit into the role of Brie Larson and kick some more butt!
3. Deepika Padukone
After seeing her action packed sequences in XXX: Return of Xander cage, Deepika is definitely a strong candidate in the running of playing the role of desi Carol Danvers. She made a Hollywood debut with that film and who knows maybe that might be a plus point for her.
4. Radhika Apte
Radhika Apte has been a sensation in 2018 where she was literally everywhere. She was appreciated for all her work and has really fine acting skills in the Hindi industry as well as down South. Having a huge fan following just like Brie makes Radhika a great contender for the role of Captain Marvel.
5. Alia Bhatt
After playing the role of a spy in Raazi, Alia would make for an unconventional superhero in the industry. She has also aced each and every roled that she has played making her once of the most versatile actors the industry has and this guarantees her as one of the top contenders for a female superhero film.
6. Rakul Preet Singh
Rakul Preet is a notable south actress who is known for her vast range of movie in the Tamil and Telugu industry and has done some movies in the Hindi and Kannada film industry as well. Famous as a versatile actress, Rakul Preet would fit in perfectly in the race to Brie Larson.
7. Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty aka Sweety Shetty is famous for her role in the Baahubali series and has done a number of movies in the Telugu film industry. After her fierce role of portraying Yuvarani Devasena, there is a high possibility of Anushka being a part of the Marvel cinematic Universe as Brie Larson.