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    Lipstick Under My Burkha

    Alankrita SHRIVASTAVA 2016 India Fiction color 116min Hindi DCP
    In rural India, a burkha-clad college girl struggles with issues of cultural identity and her aspirations to become a pop singer. A young two-timing beautician seeks to escape the claustrophobia of her small town. An oppressed housewife and mother of three lives an alternate life of an enterprising saleswoman. A 55-year-old widow rediscovers her sexuality through a phone romance. Caught in a conservative society, these women set forth to break the mold, in search of a little freedom.

    Director

    Alankrita SHRIVASTAVA

    Alankrita SHRIVASTAVA is a feature film director and screenwriter from Mumbai, India with a penchant for telling women's stories. She likes to explore the complex interior world of women through her films. Alankrita has written and directed two feature films - Turning 30 (2011) and Lipstick Under My Burkha.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Alankrita SHRIVASTAVA
    • 2016 Lipstick Under My Burkha
    • 2011 Turning 30

    Director : Alankrita SHRIVASTAVA
    Producer : Prakash Jha
    Cinematography : Akshay Singh
    Editor : Charu Shree Roy
    Music : Zebunnisa Bangash, Mangesh Dhakde
    Production Design : Vikram Singh

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