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Alankrita Shrivastava is an Indian screenwriter, director and producer. Having made her debut as a director in 2011, she has since won accolades such as the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival and a nomination for a Filmfare Award for the critically acclaimed film Lipstick Under My Burkha .
She is the writer-director of Lipstick Under My Burkha which garnered praise and acclaim from audiences and critics worldwide, winning numerous awards at prestigious international film festivals including Tokyo, Glasgow, MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, and IFFLA.
Jul 19, 2017 · Alankrita Shrivastava Interview: The Director Whose Movie Was Labelled ‘Fantasy’ When It Wasn’t. By Aswathy Gopalakrishnan. Jul 19,2017. The second trailer of Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha is underlined with a mischievous sense of humour.
Alankrita Srivastava is most well known for her critically acclaimed film Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) that challenges mainstream narratives on women and gender. “I enjoy telling stories about complicated female characters.”, stated Alankrita in an interview with The Telegraph.
Oct 19, 2020 · Contesting the CBFC’s decision in order to achieve a mass theatrical release for the film was an uphill battle, but filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava was determined to triumph. She took to social media and called the CBFC’s decision an assault on women’s rights and freedom of expression.
Mar 5, 2021 · Filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava talks about exploring her directorial tropes in Netflix's @InternationalWomensDay-IWD release, Bombay Begums and the shift of women taking centre stage in...
“We need more women. We need women in every writers’ room,” says Alankrita Shrivastava, 42.
Mar 29, 2021 · 2 min read. For Indian filmmakers, there’s already self-censorship, a conscious level of censorship where you know which country you are in, what you can do, thus the mind doesn’t go there at all —...
Dec 15, 2023 · Renowned filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava passionately advocates for authentic representation and diversity in cinema, particularly for narratives involving Dalit protagonists. In an exclusive interview with The Mooknayak, Shrivastava discusses the importance of empowering underrepresented voices and the need for diverse storytelling.
Aug 19, 2017 · Alankrita Shrivastava is an award-winning feature film director and screenwriter from Mumbai with a penchant for telling women’s stories. She likes to explore the interior world of women through her films.
