Lipstick Under My Burkha directed by Alankrita Shrivastava managed to earn Rs 1.22 crore on its first day. Lipstick Under My Burkha Boxoffice collection of Day 2 gave 2.17 crore rupees. Overall the two days Boxoffice collection of Lipstick Under My Burkha is about 3.39 crore rupees. With its earning this movie has become the first film to earn that much after winning the award in the small film festival in Indian cinema.
Lipstick Under My Burkha plot comprises four women living in a small city and imposed by ridiculous societal norms, have to lie, steal, cheat and hide in order to lead the lives that they rightfully deserve. The film, which explores women’s sexuality, has walked away with 8 international awards including the Spirit of Asia Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Oxfam Award for the Best movie on Gender Equality at the Mumbai Film Festival.
With this earning, it has become the first movie to earn so much after winning the award in the small film festival in Indian history. Lipstick Under My Burkha star cast includes Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkana Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borathakur.
Following more than a month long clash with the CBFC over the release of the film, the movie is being accepted for its new plot, and it is pouring women of the country to the movie theatres , to observe the dreams of the four women on whom the movie is totally based. Till now the film has been capable of collecting Rs 3.39 crore which is no less than a wonder for a film of this kind. The solid numbers only imitate the love and approval the film is getting due to diverse reasons. Theatres crossways the metros have augmented the number of shows also owing to higher viewers demands and strong reviews.
