Bollywood's favourite women down the years

Mumbai: A mother is a special woman in everyone's life, but every person has another favourite lady whom they idolise and admire. On International Women's Day on Saturday, Bollywood celebrities like Dimple Kapadia and Javed Akhtar take their pick.

Here's a look:

Dimple Kapadia: Krishna Kapoor

Javed Akhtar: Lawyer-activist Vrinda Grover

Sushant Singh Rajput: Dr Kalpana Chawla

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: Lata Mangeshkar

Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Lata Mangeshkar

Ram Kapoor: Meryl Streep

Nargis Fakhri: Mother Teresa & Oprah Winfrey

Amit Sadh: Vidya Balan

Rajkummar Rao: Meryl Streep

Swara Bhaskara: Aung San Suu Kyi

Lisa Haydon: Kate Hudson

Shiamak Davar: My guru Khorshed Bhavnagri