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In the final episode of our series on iconic female characters with Ira of Old is Gold, we move from Sridevi in Chandni up to Konkona Sen Sharma's mature, modern working woman in Wake Up Sid. Despite both of these women making choices we don't quite understand - picking an irritating Kapoor father/son pair over the much better Khanna set - they're fascinating artifacts of their eras. No discussion of important characters of the 1990s would be complete without Simran, the girl millions of fans wanted to be. Does she still seem enviable in 2011? We're more impressed by how family attitudes towards daughters have changed by the time movies get to Geet of Jab We Met barely a decade later.And yes, there is another detour about Shashi Kapoor...and Dharmendra's thighs. Trust us, they make sense when you listen to the whole thing."O Meri Mehbooba" from Dharam Veer. And here's Amrita's theory about thighs in case you hadn't read it.You can listen to Masala Zindabad: Iconic Female Characters part 4 by clicking the player above, subscribing to our feed, on iTunes, or downloading here. The other parts of this series are here:• 1: the Bharatiya Nari• 2:  Fearless Nadia, Chhoti Bahu, Sujata• 3: Mother India, Seeta, Geeta, and Bobby