Listen closely to how the most powerful men in Indian cinema talk about the women who anchor their blockbusters. The lexicon is entirely different from the one they use for men. When a massive pan-Indian auteur discusses a male superstar, the vocabulary revolves around instinct: they have "raw energy," "volcanic screen presence," or "unpredictable genius." But when they discuss their female leads, the compliments shift. Case in point: SS Rajamouli recently remarked on his fre