Lipstick Under My Burkha

3.00

This �lady-oriented� film is absolutely worth your time and thoughts

The deep red lipstick (Buaaji would call it �lipishtik�) becomes the colour and mode of rebellion, giving us a hint of what goes on inside�the turmoil, the pain, the swallowed humiliation, the unshed tears, the unspoken resentment and anger. It is precisely this that is so problematic for the naysayers (including the CBFC which tried so hard to ban the film) who want to keep women safely �inside� home and hearth: if �ladies� start getting �oriented�, and if films start showing it, what, gasp, may happen?(more)

Source: Shubhra Gupta , Indian Express

3.50

Don�t expect a film about sex

Alankrita shows a very relatable and authentic Bhopal in her movie and her characters are all realistic. They have their own set of small, yet, irritating problems dealing with the male-dominated society.(more)

Source: Sweta Kaushal, Hindustan Times

3.50

Secret Lives Of Small-Town Women Make A Bold, Colourful Drama

Lipstick Under My Burkha Movie Review: Secret Lives Of Small-Town Women Make A Bold, Colourful Drama Lipstick Under My Burkha Movie Review: Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur turn in brilliant performances, giving the bold, brassy, colourful drama an added edge Entertainment | Saibal Chatterjee | Updated: July 21, 2017 15:23 IST by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Dad-To-Be? Do These 5 Things (LifeCell) Why did nobody tell us about this online trick? (Madbid.com) 681 SHARES EMAIL PRINT 7 COMMENTS Lipstick Under My Burkha Movie Review: Secret Lives Of Small-Town Women Make A Bold, Colourful Drama Lipstick Under My Burkha Movie Review: A still from the film. (Image courtesy: @LipstickMovie) Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak, Aahana Kumra, Plabita Borthakur, Sushant Singh, Vikrat Massey Director: Alankrita Shrivastava Rating: 3.5 Stars (out of 5) The burkha as a piece of outer clothing used to obviate temptations of the flesh - it could well have been the ghoonghat - is only a leitmotif in Alankrita Shrivastava's rebellious but even-toned film that got the goat of the man who undeservedly heads India's censor board and bleats a bit a too much against anything that he perceives as being at variance with his ultra-conservative worldview. Prakash Jha may have produced Lipstick Under My Burka, but it is Mr Pahlaj Nihalani who has generated all the noise that the film needed to ahead of its release. Obstruction - and the resultant resistance by the makers - have raised the film's status to that of an all-out banner of revolt against stupidity. That is a huge burden to carry, but it sits rather lightly on Lipstick Under My Burkha thanks to the director's ability to offer us a brand of feminism that does its number without whipping up gratuitous froth. lipstick under my burkha youtube Lipstick Under My Burkha Movie Review: A still from the film The film tells the story of four small-town women with secret lives that run counter to their apparent existence. Matronly Usha Parmar (Ratna Pathak Shah) develops an appetite for unbridled carnal thoughts thanks to the spicy pulp fiction she devours on the sly and a brawny swimming coach who catches her fancy. Three other women who live in different parts of the house that Usha owns have their own stories.(more)

Source: saibal chatterjee, NDTV Movies

3.00

Veiled announcement of change

Director Alankrita Srivastav offers a very healthy dose of overtly expressive sexual references & scenes which is a first for any mainstream Hindi film. Some may see this film as a collection of cheap thrills but it is about time we saw an honest Indian version of what women want, having said that perhaps what works for this film the most is the fact that it doesn't generalize or label women. It is a running commentary on different women at different stages of their lives and that's about it.(more)

Source: Sushant Mehta, India Today

2.00

This revolution is heading nowhere

writer-director Alankrita Shrivastava replaces the bodies with a series of tattered novella covers, and then waits for the applause. And I did hear a few, but those were from people who had come all marching to applaud.(more)

Source: Sreehari Nair , Rediff.com