Directed by and produced by Prakash Jha , Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) is a coming-of-age drama that follows the secret lives of four women in the small-town landscape of Bhopal.
A tender, unexpected kiss between a widow and a young man. The censors demanded this be cut because it shows "an older woman seducing a minor" (the coach is an adult). Lipstick Under My Burkha Movie Full WORK
It also normalized the conversation around female desire in middle-class drawing rooms. Today, you can buy "Lipstick Under My Burkha" merchandise—t-shirts, mugs, and posters. The phrase has entered the cultural lexicon as shorthand for hidden resistance. Directed by and produced by Prakash Jha ,
In February 2017, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) refused to give the film a certificate, calling it "lady-oriented" (a term that sparked national outrage). The board demanded —removing all scenes involving sex, masturbation, erotic literature, and even "the use of the word ‘lipstick’" in a sexual context. It also normalized the conversation around female desire
—the version that includes the raw, realistic portrayals of female desire that the censors originally wanted to bury.