4.8 /10 1 Votes
20% Rotten Tomatoes Director Alankrita Shrivastava Editor Charu Shree Roy | 7.5/10 IMDb Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava Initial release 26 October 2016 Story by Alankrita Shrivastava | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Konkona Sen SharmaRatna PathakAahana KumraPlabita BorthakurSushant SinghVaibbhav Tatwawdi Release date 2 December 2016 (2016-12-02) Screenplay Alankrita Shrivastava, Gazal Dhaliwal Cast Similar Lipstick, Ek Je Aachhe Kanya, A Death in the Gunj, Turning 30, Raajneeti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official trailer lipstick under my burkha
Lipstick Waale Sapne (English: Lipstick Under My Burkha) is an Indian film in Hindi. The film is directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha. The film stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur in lead roles along with Sushant Singh, Vikrant Massey, Shashank Arora, Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and Jagat Singh Solanki. The trailer of film was released on 14 October 2016. The film premiered at the Tokyo and Mumbai Film Festivals, where it won the Spirit of Asia Prize and the Oxfam Award for Best Film on Gender Equality. In January 2017, the Central Board of Film Certification refused to certify the film, stating that "The story is lady oriented, their fantasy above life. There are contanious [sic] sexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society".
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Plot
The film story revolves about four women - burqa-clad college girl, a young beautician, a mother of three and a 55-year-old widow who rediscovers her sexuality.
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Screenings
Lipstick Under My Burkha was screened at the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF or MAMI) that was held from 20 to 27 October 2016. It was also screened at the Tokyo Film Festival that was held from 25 October to 3 November 2016.