Meet Alankrita Shrivastava, whose film is the latest subject of gender-parity discussions in India
Lipstick Under My Burkha is a film about women trying to create a space for themselves within the confines of daily life and crushing morality. So, obviously, it has been duly banned by the censor board for being too “lady oriented”, turning its director, Alankrita Shrivastava, into the latest poster child of the resistance. “In Hollywood, the big conversation is about more women getting to direct films. In India, the bigger concern is the representation of women in films—it’s a real battle,” she says.
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