Gene,

So in the Bollywood movies you've seen, have you seen a prominent female action hero in any?

Women are definitely portrayed in a particular light, and violent action ain't one of them...and women are the centerpoint of all Indian films (most of them are love triangle stories). After all, Aishwarya Rai wasn't chosen to be a Bond girl because she had any talent of any sort.

There is an action scene of Silk Smita, whoever she is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La_pHXvuWSY

Other than that, do you forsee Bollywood films ever entertaining the ass kicking kung-fu chick or "girls with guns" thing at all? Don't know if the Indian markets could go for something like that...