Most of the male characters in the movie do not even have a name. They know what they have to do and are perfect in their characters. Plabita and Aahana do not look like newcomers. While Ratna Pathak Shah surprises us immensely as Usha, Konkona is poised and brilliant as Shireen. The four ladies on the lead are terrific. The film is propelled by stellar performances from the cast. Their lives are interwoven but they all have one thing in common- they want to break free and they will never stop hoping. While Usha wants to explore her sexual desire, Leela wants to break free from the claustrophobia of her small town and Rehanna the shackles of her culture and Shireen searches for her respite by being a secret salesgirl. It is about the lives of four women who have secret desires and fantasies. Yes indeed, that middle finger is for the society and it is pointed at you in the most benign way possible. Lipstick under my burkha challenges these norms and puts a question mark on the entire society. As a girl or a woman, have you felt the air gently caressing your face and run through every strand of your hair? In that moment have you felt a strange bliss, a moment of happiness? Did you, for once, feel like a free bird flying in the air?īut aren't we all free? Well we all know the answer, don't we? There is patriarchy that binds us, which we conveniently call tradition and societal norm.
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