Review Lipstick Under My Burkha

Lipstick under my burkha review.

Review lipstick under my burkha. The lines are snappy and people talk like people and not actors. While overtly feminist films have been trending for some time in the arab world in india none are as bold and colorful as alankrita shrivastava s second feature lipstick under my burkha. In that sense lipstick under my burkha has a perfect climax. Lipstic under my burkha a realistic relatable eye opener bold beautiful movie.

In the prosaic lives of four ordinary women in. Set in the crowded by lanes of small town india lipstick under my burkha chronicles the secret lives of four women in search of a little freedom. The best part is all four women and their stories and setups are perfectly real. Also well done by the writing department is the dialogue and its delivery.

Like i said in the beginning it is really shocking to know that films in india are censored by an authority who just doesn t know to read a movie. Lipstick under my burkha with a kind of azar nafisi ish title. Though stifled and trapped in their worlds these four women claim their desires through small acts of courage and stealthy rebellion. Lipstick under my burkha is that a lady oriented film which all of us know.

Filmmaker alankrita shrivastava does something uncommon in lipstick under my burkha she finds compelling stories where you thought none would exist. In the final moments of lipstick under my burkha as the four protagonists face the explosive consequences of their perceived rebellions we hear firecrackers bursting in the background. Lipstick under my burkha is a thoroughly entertaining engaging and thought provoking cinema that needs to be watched. Arguably the movie s biggest triumph is about four women from four generations seeking emotional and physical fulfillment.

If the film provided an over arching solution it would be quite out of place.