Finally Lipstick under my Burkha released in cinemas after a long battle with censor board. What Pahlaj Nihalani called "Lady Oriented" is what I call "Freedom of Expression of a Woman". But why are we recieving extreme negative and positive reactions. Lets find out!
Ratna Pathak Shah as Buaji/Rosy, Konkana Sen Sharma as Sheereen, Plabita Borthakur as Rihana and Aahana Kumra as Leela are simply outstanding in their respective roles. Their angst, frustration, that longing for freedom is evident through their eyes. Sushant Singh, Shashank Arora and Vikrant Massey provide an able support to these terrific ladies. With performances so strong, LUMB can alone be watched for the same.
LUMB is an example of a movie where we see a sharp narrative co existing with an excellent sense of humour. The movie has a wafer thin plot which is just a little too simple but Alankrita Shrivastava's direction makes this wafer thin plot appear humorous and serious at the same time. The dialogues, camerawork, cinematography, background score are bang on excellent. The story revolves around the "desires of a woman" which I think is not wrong to express. If this would have been revolving around men, no questions would've been asked. But since it's a woman, hence questions are raised which are absolutely pointless. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression.
The narrative of the movie can make people uncomfortable because of the subtle erotic undertones and it's explicit scenes. These elements come too often because of which people might find it as a "B or C grade" movie. People need to overcome their thoughts and understand the significance of the narrative. Neither does the movie target a particular section of the audience! For ex. A scene in the movie where the trainer asks Ratna's character her name, she says, "Buaji." He laughs and says "Meri Buaji toh nahi ho."and she goes into a trans and again he asks her name to which she replies "Usha." That trans is significant that a woman has spent so many years of her life caring for others to which she began to be called "Buaji" and no one bothered to ask her real name and in the process she nearly forgot her real name! Well, that also holds a mirror to our society to a certain extent as well that how down-trodden the society has become towards elderly widows.
With all said and done Lipstick Under My Burkha deserves 4 stars for its bold, desirable, appreciated take on women. Excellent job by director Alankrita Shrivastava.
P.S. Watch it only if one can tolerate art house movies.
LUMB is an example of a movie where we see a sharp narrative co existing with an excellent sense of humour. The movie has a wafer thin plot which is just a little too simple but Alankrita Shrivastava's direction makes this wafer thin plot appear humorous and serious at the same time. The dialogues, camerawork, cinematography, background score are bang on excellent. The story revolves around the "desires of a woman" which I think is not wrong to express. If this would have been revolving around men, no questions would've been asked. But since it's a woman, hence questions are raised which are absolutely pointless. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression.
The narrative of the movie can make people uncomfortable because of the subtle erotic undertones and it's explicit scenes. These elements come too often because of which people might find it as a "B or C grade" movie. People need to overcome their thoughts and understand the significance of the narrative. Neither does the movie target a particular section of the audience! For ex. A scene in the movie where the trainer asks Ratna's character her name, she says, "Buaji." He laughs and says "Meri Buaji toh nahi ho."and she goes into a trans and again he asks her name to which she replies "Usha." That trans is significant that a woman has spent so many years of her life caring for others to which she began to be called "Buaji" and no one bothered to ask her real name and in the process she nearly forgot her real name! Well, that also holds a mirror to our society to a certain extent as well that how down-trodden the society has become towards elderly widows.
With all said and done Lipstick Under My Burkha deserves 4 stars for its bold, desirable, appreciated take on women. Excellent job by director Alankrita Shrivastava.
P.S. Watch it only if one can tolerate art house movies.
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