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Lipstick Under My Burkha is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava [3] and produced by Prakash Jha.
Lipstick Under My Burkha: Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava. With Aahana Kumra, Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona Sen Sharma, Plabita Borthakur. In order to be independent and break free from the conservative society, four women sets on a journey to discover freedom and happiness.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Alankrita Shrivastava
- 2017-09-08
Burkha-clad Rehana, played by Plabita Borthakur, is a college fresher living a classic double life as she changes into jeans and rocks out to Miley Cyrus the moment she escapes her parents’ watchful gaze. Aahana Kumra plays Leela, who lusts after her boyfriend even as her marriage to another man draws closer.
- Censored For Being “Lady-Oriented”
- No Real Women
- Item Numbers
- Changing Indian Cinema
The film has been stalled as the Central Board of Film Certification, (CBFC) refused to give it clearance. On February 23, the government institution stated: Lipstick Under My Burkha explores the life of four Indian women living in small-town India: a burkha-clad college girl, a young beautician, a mother of three and an ageing widow. The film foll...
For many decades now, commercial cinema has robbed Indian film audiences of countless women’s stories. Over the years, real women characters have existed mainly in non-commercial, art-house films with limited funding and audiences. These include titles such as Ankur(1974), directed by Shyam Benegal, Arth (1982) by Mahesh Bhatt, Mirch Masala by Keta...
Real women have been rendered invisible at the cost of their bodies. The omniscient presence of a certain kind of song (to which women actors dance), often called “item number”, is the most obvious sign of their objectification. The “item number” exists largely to titillate audiences. It can be dropped anywhere in the film with no narrative justifi...
Several factors have, however, been changing trends in Indian cinema for over a decade now. Demographics show an increasing number of women with buying power in urban Indiaand they have different expectations of cultural representation. New business models, such as the entry of corporations into the film business, are appearing. Previously, product...
- Anubha Yadav
Jul 17, 2017 · After a long battle with the censor board in India, a film about a group of Hindu and Muslim women is finally being released in the country. Lipstick Under My Burkha was initially banned,...
Jul 21, 2017 · Lipstick Under My Burkha throws heavy punches at the shady patriarchal shibboleths that stand in the way of the feisty foursome and lands a few with such force that they jangle the nerves.
Jul 20, 2017 · Lipstick Under My Burkha movie review: The deep red lipstick becomes the colour and mode of rebellion, giving us a hint of what goes on inside a woman—the turmoil, the pain, the swallowed humiliation, the unshed tears, the unspoken resentment and anger.
