And it's definitely not the sex-fest that Pahlaj Nihalani, in his trademark double-meaning style, insinuated. Neither it's the revolution that its psychedelic posters and uplifting trailers make it out to be. No, Lipstick Under My Burkha is not the magic pill that will flush out patriarchy. Okay, now that I have gained your attention by somehow weaving in Karan Johar's name in the introduction, let me answer some real questions. Will Karan Johar, after watching Lipstick Under My Burkha, stop shaming female actors for having contrarian opinions? Will this film turn your boorish boyfriend into a bra-burning feminist? The world has Bechdel test, a metric which asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man.
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