Speaking of Indian movies, our first reaction is to dance if we don't agree with each other . But with "Wrestling!" The hot screenings of movies such as "Dad" and "Mystery Superstar" have shattered our impression of "only singing and dancing" in Indian movies.
In fact, apart from singing and dancing, Indian movies have another major feature, that is, self-defeating .
"Three Fools Havoc in Bollywood" satirizes the backward feudal education system, "Wrestle!" "Papa" criticized the notion of patriarchalism, and "Magic Doctor League" has made India's medical treatment black.
In short, the shady scenes in all walks of life in India are the only ones you can't think of.
But last year, one movie was banned:
"The Lipstick Under My Burqa"丨2016
Although this movie has received strong responses all over the world, India has banned it for the following reasons :
"This movie is full of continuous sex scenes, insulting vocabulary, and stimulation of sensitive social issues."
Ok! But this sentence is not the focus of Seven Brothers recommending this movie today.
The protagonists of the film are four Indian women , namely an 18-year-old female college student, a married woman in her 20s, a housewife in her 30s, and a widow in her 50s.
The plot of the story unfolds with a "little yellow book" "Dream of Lipstick" as a clue, and uses the form of film narration to tell the awakening of Indian feminism.
Rehana is a freshman in college.
Living in a Muslim family, according to family habits, you must wear a black robe that can only show your eyes when you go out.
At the beginning of the film, she picked up a lipstick from the counter in the mall and hid it in her black robe and walked straight away.
Then immediately ran to the toilet, took off his black robe, put on lipstick, and transformed into a fashionable woman.
Rehana's dream is to become a singer, but in this family environment, let alone being a singer, even if she dances in the crowd at the neighbor's engagement ceremony, it is shameless to be scolded by her mother.
On the surface, she seemed to listen to her parents very much, but secretly used various methods to fight for the life she wanted.
In order to be able to participate in the club activities of college students, Rehana went to the mall to steal a dress and a pair of high heels. With their stunning performance, they successfully attracted the attention of a boy, and the two quickly wiped out the spark of love.
Leela is an older young woman and her family conditions are not particularly good. My mother has been a nude model for 17 years, hoping that her daughter can marry a good family, preferably a local tyrant.
Leela originally had a photographer boyfriend, but in the end he chose an arranged marriage. However, on the day of the wedding, she also ran to do indescribable things with her ex-boyfriend and recorded a video.
Due to family conditions and her mother's persistence, Leel is in a dilemma.
She wanted to elope with her boyfriend, but she didn't expect that the other party called herself a gold-worshiper and kicked her out.
Leela's future husband is a feudal and conservative local tyrant. Seeing his fiancee is full of love, but the man has a bad habit, that is, his wife does not have to leave the house in her life after marriage.
After thinking about it again and again, Leela decided to marry.
Shirin is a housewife and also a salesman. Not only will make money, but also very capable.
Because her husband works in another city, she secretly works with her husband behind her back. Whenever her husband comes home, he uses her as a tool for venting. She never took safety measures, so that she gave birth to three children, miscarried three times, and severely damaged her uterus.
The doctor suggested that the husband and wife should use condoms, but the husband’s attitude was to buy condoms instead of food. He was shameless and threw them away and continued.
In an accident, Shirin found out that her husband actually had a mistress outside.
An angry Shirin found Xiao San's home, pretended to sell something, and warned her in a practical way.
"How can you put the things I used in my mouth into your mouth again!"
Afterwards, Shirin boldly accepted the job despite everything, when her husband suddenly appeared and said congratulations to her in public.
Usha is a widow who has been a widow for many years.
She manages everything in the community, so she is very respected. Once I met a single man of the same age, his eyes immediately revealed an unbearable hunger.
But in order to protect her image of a beautiful lady, Usha always said don't want it.
So the narration of the little yellow book "Dream of Lipstick" at the beginning is from Usha, who can only vent her desires in fantasy.
Until one day, Usha met a sulky coach by the swimming pool of the community, and this young body fascinated her instantly. Unexpectedly, the young man insisted on asking Usha's name instead of calling her an old woman.
After that, Usha started trying his best to get close to the coach, and for this he bought a swimsuit.
Usha imagined himself as the girl in the book "Lipstick Dream" and called the coach.
The content of this call ranges from ordinary greetings to naked erotic chats.
In the end Usha was convinced that the young guy had real feelings for him, so he agreed to find a place to meet.
But none of the above four women had good results!
Rehana was found stealing something, and her boyfriend suddenly left her. The parents decided not to let her go to school, so they stayed at home and worked.
The passion video of Leela's ex-boyfriend on Leela's phone was seen by her fiance, and her dream of marrying into a wealthy family was shattered.
Shirin's scumbag husband immediately asked her to quit his job when he returned home, and blamed her for harassing the mistress and beating her severely.
After seeing Usha, the swimming instructor reported her on the grounds of calling her for sex, and was finally driven out by the residents.
In a social environment where patriarchal power is supreme like India, it is guilty for a woman to have human rights. It is simply an illusion.
And the director of this film is a woman. After the film was banned, she was surprised:
"When I was filming "The Lipstick Under My Burq", I never thought that a democratic country like India would be scared by this movie."
Maybe in India, a woman can't dream.
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