Alankrita Shrivastava’s controversial and A-rated Hindi movie “Lipstick Underneath My Burkha” (2017) is now streaming on Jio Hotstar, giving the drama one other shot at digital visibility.
The CBFC had initially refused to certify the movie, objecting to the way it handled sexuality and tagging it as “girl oriented.” The choice created a significant stir, and the movie ultimately reached theatres solely after an enchantment, carrying an Adults Solely ranking. That censorship battle ended up shaping how the movie was talked about each at residence and internationally.
Its theatrical enterprise was modest, however the movie has lived on via festivals and repeat streaming cycles. Together with the Jio Hotstar launch, the title can be out there at no cost on Amazon Prime Video, which supplies viewers one other method to revisit it. A Telugu dubbed model has nonetheless not been added.
Set in Bhopal, the story seems at 4 ladies who attempt to carve out small pockets of freedom in an atmosphere that continuously shuts them down. The performances by Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aahana Kumra, and Plabita Borthakur nonetheless maintain up strongly, and the supporting solid, which incorporates Sushant Singh, Vikrant Massey, Shashank Arora, and Vaibhav Tatwawadi, provides the movie further texture. The challenge comes from Prakash Jha Productions, which backed it at a time when such tales weren’t widespread in mainstream Hindi cinema.
