Bollywood: Zero wthout hero?

What is it about women-oriented movies? Why do they -- more often than not, that is -- end up as box-office duds?
 
For example, one recent dud was Yash Raj's Laaga Chunari Main Daag, starring Rani Mukherji [ Images ] and Konkona Sen Sharma [ Images ].

In the past too, woman-centric films have not fared well at the BO. Examples: Sherni, Sultana, Zakhmi Aurat and Umrao Jaan [ Images ] (starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan [ Images ]).

Though there are exceptions like Mother India [ Images ], Damini, Mrityudand and Lajja, they are far and few.

And now with Madhuri Dixit's [ Images ] Aaja Nachle releasing this Friday, we thought it is the right time to ask you, dear reader, if Bollywood films always need a hero to do well?

Tell Us!