Time and again, women have set their own trend and inspired the rest of us to live life on our own terms. They have let their individuality stand out and refused to conform to societal standards of so called 'appropriate life choices'. Let’s take a look at some women from Indian television industry who defied societal norms: Sunny Leone She defended her choice of being an adult entertainer before and after she made her debut on television and subsequently, went on to do movies. Sunny Leone worked in the porn-industry before she grabbed eyeballs with her personality in Bigg Boss. Even after facing criticism, she bagged several movies roles and TV shows and went on to stand up for her life choices, just like she did before. She is not afraid to answer questions about her past and refuses to be bullied if questioned the provoking way.

Neena Gupta

After her relationship with former West Indies cricketer, Vivian Richards in the early 1980s, she decided to go ahead with her pregnancy and gave birth to a daughter. She raised her daughter single-handedly and got married to Vivek Mehra in 2008.

She got her big break on television with Khandaan (1985) and then went on to do various other shows like Gulzar's Mirza Ghalib (1987), Saans (Star Plus), Saat Phere (2005), and Chitthi (2003) to name a few. One of the most popular actresses on Indian television and cinema, Neena took a bold move when she decided to go ahead with her pregnancy with cricketer, Vivian Richards, without marrying him. Her daughter Masaba, now a famous fashion designer, was 19 years old when Neena married Vivek Mehra in 2008. Whoa.

Mona Ambegaonkar

She has been a singular parental force to her daughter who was born out of wedlock in December 2005.

After working in TV serials like CID, Dhadkan and Amber Dhara, Mona Ambegaonkar broke all societal norms when she decided to go on with her pregnancy in 2005. She allegedly has a love child with Dayananad Shetty (Daya from CID). She also did a negative role in the movie, Mardaani.