Lipstick Under My Burkha
wogma rating: Watch but no rush (?)
Ace rate dialogue and performances. The topic isn't broached often enough in films. But once it is, we know where it's headed, making this film predictable too.
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It is only apt that the censor board wanted to censor a whole lot – it is about women's liberty after all. When husbands and boyfriends, fathers and brothers, some times the women in their lives too, extended family, society, governments – all want a say in that liberty, why not the censor board?
Even if you are not 55 nor 17 like the characters; even if you are not a suppressed housewife or an outgoing woman with desires of her own, you know an aunt, a cousin, a friend who is/has been there.
The metaphor of a “burkha” is underlined, emboldened and italicised – just in case you miss it. Every dialogue, every frame is a social remark, especially in the first half. The comment is that about oppression under the garb of protection, tradition, culture and so on. Fortunately, the stifled voices don't get preachy, even though they are empowered, alright. The comment is left at that, in stating the fact as a fact.
This stays true to the texture of the film too. If the film provided an over-arching solution, it would be quite out of place. In that sense, Lipstick Under My Burkha has a perfect climax. Also, well done by the writing department is the dialogue and its delivery. The lines are snappy and people talk like people and not actors.
The main characters – none of whom are “right” in what they are doing. If only, the “villains” of their lives were not so one-dimensional. Then again, that is what these people become for stifled women – villains, be it a father or the society at large. That is how these women make you feel for them. Each of these women – Leela (Aahana Kumra), Rehana (Plabita Borthakur), Shirin (Konkona Sen Sharma), Usha (Ratna Pathak Shah) - do what they really want to do. Yet, it is the struggle they have to go through, both internal and external, which makes them even more real.
Of course, that is all due to the spot-on depiction by Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur. Ratna Pathak Shah has the most difficult task at hand. The biggest bit is to depict the sexuality of a 55-year old, but her character is also the strength of many around her. This contrast between being a support system and yet needing a hand to hold is very rarely seen in Hindi films.
This is the kind of greyness in character that makes you identify with the film's characters. Even if you are not 55 nor 17 like the characters; even if you are not a suppressed housewife or an outgoing woman with desires of her own, you know an aunt, a cousin, a friend who is/has been there. Which is what makes you let go of the skewed take on gender. For that aunt, cousin or friend the world is indeed a dark cage.
Does it mean we paint all men with a broad stroke of black then? That doesn't seem right or real either. It is this, even if not overt, male-bashing and the self-pity that it masks that bothered me after a while.
If the film provided an over-arching solution, it would be quite out of place.
Like many “social issue” films, it is difficult to look at movies like Lipstick Under My Burkha, as just a story - like say a story of these 4 women of different ages, from different religions, with different support systems who happen to live in one area of a big city. You cannot not think of the issue they want to discuss. The movie clearly has an agenda and flaunts it on its sleeve. If it is the agenda then, I know it, I live it. Men are not all mean. The level-headed ones might not be living it, but they know and are supportive of it – at home, in the workplace. The other men are unlikely to see the film. Even if they do, they are more likely to laugh at Ushaji (like the few men in the audience where I saw the film) than become sensitive to her desires as real. How does this help? I wouldn't have asked this question had it not come across as the one thing the film wanted to do – sensitize the viewer. Even so, Lipstick Under My Burkha can be watched for its snappy dialogue and sensitive, intense performances.
- meeta, a part of the audience
Thumbs up, by Subhash K Jha, Bolly Spice : ...It moves with seductive stealth through the lives of the four women but does not eventually evoke the memorable images from the great feminist and post-feminist films of Indian cinema including Parched. Nonetheless this is a vital and in many ways, great film more remarkable for what it doesn’t say about women who long for sexual salvation than what it does say, so explicitly. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Tushar P. Joshi, Bollywood Life : ...A must watch for some terrific performances by the lead cast, Lipstick Under My Burkha will hopefully bring to light some issues that need attention and start a discussion or a conversation between women who are struggling for the most basic right in life – one to be happy. ... full review
Thumbs up, by SUPARNA SHARMA, Deccan Chronicle : ...All the actors are excellent. But my favourite was Aahana Kumra. I have met many Leilas. They are all mental and fabulous. They make life difficult and worth ... full review
Thumbs up, by Zinia Bandyopadhyay, Desi Martini : ...You should definitely go and watch this film. And in case you fail to find what's so great and beautiful about it, please ask someone who finds it brilliant and allow yourself to get enlightened. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Usha Shrivas, Desi Martini : ...फिल्म का निर्देशन अलंकृता श्रीवास्तव ने किया है और फ़िल्म के हर सीन और कहानी पर बेहतर तरीके से काम किया गया है। ऑडियंस की पसंद बदलने के लिए ये उनकी अच्छी कोशिश है। महिलाओं की आज़ादी पर बनी ये फिल्म बाहरी आज़ादी के साथ आंतरिक आज़ादी और इच्छाओं को पूरा करने की मांग करती है। ... full review
Thumbs up, by Rachit Gupta, Filmfare : ...Director Alankrita Shrivastava has crafted a bold and beautiful film. It showcases a serious problem with society with the right amount of élan. It takes a heavy subject and presents it with alacrity. This film affirms your faith in girl power. Its a definite must watch. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Anna MM Vertticad, FirstPost : ...So of course Lipstick Under My Burkha could potentially upset many, many people. It has the ability to grab a person by the collar, shake them up and make them feel unsettled even if they refuse to introspect. I am willing to bet that Pahlaj Nihalani’s Censor Board will not be the last conservatives unnerved by this feisty, disturbing yet celebratory film. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Johnson Thomas, Free Press Journal : ...Lipstick under My Burkha gets that ball rolling again, albeit, with a lot more humour and gri... full review
Thumbs up, by Vishal Verma, Glamsham.com : ...Go if you demand something different and cinematic this weekend. You won't regret it. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Sweta Kaushal, Hindustan Times : ...This is a film you must not miss as it is not everyday that Bollywood films talk of women and their desires. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Suhani Singh, india today : ...Lipstick Under My Burkha is truly an ensemble film in which every performer leaves her or his mark. But to Sensharma and Pathak belong the film's finest moments, some that make you giggle and others that make you feel their pain. "Pata hai hamari galti kya hai? [You know what's the mistake we make]" asks Leela to Shirin whose silence and moist eyes speak volumes of her relationship with her husband. "Hum sapne bahut dekhti hai. [We dream a lot]" Shrivastava's film is a plea for women to not give up on their dreams and their voices silenced in the patriarchal society. That she does it without being preachy and in an engaging mode makes her film even better.... full review
Thumbs up, by Anish Mohanty, Kia Gia : ...Fun, emotional, inspiring, dousing, entertaining and thought – provoking are some of the adjectives one would use to describe 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'. Despite projecting ourselves as a developing nation that aims to be a superpower in the future, the fact remains that we are largely a socially, culturally and religiously conservative country that needs to evolve vastly before it can hope to achieve any of these things. The importance of gender equality is widely discussed all over the globe. This discussion needs to pick up pace in countries like India where women ago through different kinds of suppression on a daily basis. The fact that this film was initially denied a certificate by the Censor Board for being 'lady-oriented' says it all. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Ahana Bhattacharya, koimoi : ...This is a brave film which many in this male chauvinistic society might find difficult to digest. Although I failed to understand what is so “lady-oriented” about the film I would definitely thank CBFC for making me more curious about it.... full review
Thumbs up, by Mayank Shekhar, MiD DAY : ...This already tells you Lipstick Under My Burkha, timed to perfection, mirroring the world we live in, is narrating a story about a subaltern, small-town Indian society at the edge of a revolution. Look carefully at young Rihana. She will lead a movement, if not for herself, then for her kids, for sure. Look carefully at this film. It will move you as well. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Jaidev Hemmady, Movie Talkies : ...Take my word for it: Lipstick Under My Burkha is an eye-opener for sure...... full review
Thumbs up, by Kunal Guha, Mumbai Mirror : ...For a film that received much press for its "oral pornography", Gazal Dhaliwal's dialogues touch a necessary nerve. Agreed, the film has a scene where a middle-aged woman masturbates while having phone sex and there's a passing reference to someone's lips kissing her "jannat". But aborting this sequence from the film wouldn't circumcise the spectrum of emotions that so many Indian women even dread to acknowledge, leave alone experience. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Rajeev Masand, News18.com : ...On the flip side, the male characters are almost all dominating and unsympathetic, thereby perpetuating the popular feminist stereotype of men. The film’s ending too comes off as contrived and clunky, one of the only bits that doesn’t ring true. But these are minor hiccups in a bold, honest film that hits the right notes. I’m going with three-and-a-half out of five for Lipstick Under My Burkha. It’s accessible and entertaining; that rare film about empowerment that delivers plenty laughs. Make sure not to miss it. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Manisha Lakhe, Now Running.com : ...You'll love Ratna Pathak Shah as Buaji and Konkona Sen Sharma as Shireen. But it's the two younger girls Plabita Borthakur and Aahana Kumra who hold their own. Watch it and renew your lipstick if you are a girl, and buy your girl one, if you are a lad. But don't miss this film. It's reality served with dollops of humor. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Namrata Joshi, The Hindu : ...Problems and predicaments that are easy to relate to, performances that are forceful and a film that remains breezy in its audacity ... full review
Thumbs up, by Nihit Bhave, Times of India : ...While cinematographer Akshay Singh uses tight close-ups in cramped spaces to make you claustrophobic, Gazal Dhaliwal’s lines range from hilarious innuendos in seedy novels to out-of-character outbursts of frustrated women. ... full review
Thumbs up, Zee News : ...Although the four protagonists are not related to each other in the film, the dexterous manner in which their lives are interwoven is laudable and speaks volumes for the cleverly crafted screenplay.Overall, the hype surrounding this film is bound to get you to watch it and disappoint it won’t. ... full review
So-So, Bollywood Hungama : ...On the whole, LIPSTICK UNDER MY BURKHA deserves praise for its brave premise, characters and storytelling. At the box office however, the film will face an uphill task as the risqué and unconventional content will appeal only to niche audiences and that too just in the metropolitan cities. ... full review
So-So, by Dev Raj Gulati, Desi Martini : ...The intimate scenes leave nothing to imagination.They have more to do with the foreign audience and the box office receipts .The movie does draw the urban nichie audience.The performances are uniformly real.The issue of women emancipation is merited.What lacks is that the treatment is too one sided. Is it possible to offer solution without making it a gender issue?... full review
So-So, by Harshada Rege, DNA : ...Watch it for the brilliant performances. ... full review
So-So, by Uday Bhatia, Live Mint : ...Shrivastava (who’s also the screenwriter) opts for an inflexibility of characterization that stifles the stories. In both cases the oppressors—nightmare conservative parents in Rehana’s case, a despicable husband for Shireen —are so unvaryingly unpleasant and narrow-minded that there’s a feeling of watching a game whose outcome is pre-decided.... full review
Thumbs down, by Sreehari Nair, Rediff : ...Lipstick Under My Burkha touches, fleetingly, upon this aspect of female bonding that is removed from the compulsions of protesting... full review
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ruSh_Me: Lipstick Under My Burkha is funny and not so. Real and surreal. Still thinking about the 4 women and their lives.
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kcunal: Watched the movie Lipstick Under My Burkha today. It's so mature and well made. No wonder Nihalani and his posse wanted it banned.
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_RahulB: Watched Lipstick Under My Burkha. Brilliantly made eye-opener of a movie - art which propels society to accept, introspect & evolve.
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URM1: I think expectations 'ruined' Lipstick under my Burkha for me. I may have liked it better had it not been for all the brouhaha. But nice.
simple_sy: Caught Lipstick Under My Burkha last night. Liked the storytelling, not so much the story.
rajivvijayakar: Why on earth does the realistic brigade shy away from bold progressive ends & keep making pointless,nervous movies? https://t.co/UxfrJcDgjW
noneofurbijness: Lipstick under my Burkha was ok
Nikhil11190: Bit disappointed with Lipstick Under My Burkha. Why is women empowerment and lighting ciggarettes such a cool connection? @alankrita601
mainbhiengineer: Lipstick under my Burkha isn't brilliant but it tried, needed better writing but this kind of films are so rare that it must be acknowledged
tezbachii: You really have to be a senseless idiot if you think movies like Lipstick Under My Burkha empower women.
Sumita61: Disappointing....https://t.co/fIA4qgHXdV
startafresh4: A sincere yet failed attempt. Lipstick under my burkha disappoints and falls a tad too short to meet exceptions.
siddhya: It does make the audience uncomfortable, as it should. https://t.co/DxqQZRmPrb #LipstickUnderMyBurkha @konkonas @LipstickMovie
ritu29bhatia: I really wouldn't recommend Lipstick under my Burkha!
kitAnurag: Lipstick Under My Burkha was bekaar only. I'm disappoint. Avoid kar lein
chaoticmusic10: So the best friends went to watch Lipstick Under my Burkha yesterday, and didn't like it too much.
amitkumarz: Movies like lipstick Under my burkha breaks outdated social ethos and constructive cinema like this must be appreciated.
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Parental Guidance:
- Violence: A scene with man slapping his wife
- Language: Abusive words
- Nudity & Sexual content: Sex is not the only, but a predominant theme. Lots of liplocks, a few making-out scenes and a couple scenes where the couple is having sex.
- Concept: The cage that women stay in – sexual, economic, expression, etc.
- General Look and Feel: It is a grungy,
MumbaiIndian small-town set-up portraying stifled lives. (Error rectified thanks to reader, Minu)
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Comments (3)
General Look and Feel: It is a grungy, Mumbai set-up portraying stifled lives.
It is Bhopal, not Mumbai. It is mentioned quite a couple of times in the movie...
1. Bhopal ki Britney
2. The 1984 gas tragedy
Error fixed. Thank you so much, Minu. And apologies for the error.
It is a nice film. It is the need of the hour, to recognize and give the freedom to our mother, sister, wife, daughter. Recognition might be there but often the giving part is missing.
Before deciding to watch the film, please read carefully the parental guidance rating above. Many scenes are extremely uncomfortable to watch in family. They are very sexplicit.
Coming to the censor board controversy. As per my understanding the bone of contention was not the adults content, that is easily managed with an "A" certificate. The issue on hand is the portrayal of Muslims as ultra conservative and patriarchal. Films should not and must not be allowed to malign an entire region, community, religion (remember the generic maligning of Punjabis by a certain Kashyap guy?). The film clearly gives the message against a community, even if that was not intended. There was no balancing act done by showing a liberal Muslim family. And that is incorrect to portray. This portrayal is equivalent to saying every Muslim is a terrorist; which as everyone accepts is wrong. Now we can always debate if it is the job of the Indian Censor Board to discourage films from inciting religious hatred. I believe that there has to be a watchdog, referee, umpire, whatever you want to name to ensure a fair match.
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