Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare is a self discovering journey of two backward middle class women from North India. This empowering feminist tale is about Dolly & Kitty who break the society norms and make their own choices. The slow liberating drama is rescued by its two lead characters.
The story revolves around the lives of two cousins Radha (Aka Dolly) & Kajal (Aka Kitty). The former is a working married woman living in Noida. And the later has just moved in from a small town in Bihar aiming to make it big in a metropolitan city. Both the sisters have taken different paths and Radha believes her cousin has chosen a wrong one. But as their paths cross Radha starts realizing the hollowness of her own married life. She begins searching for happiness in a young delivery boy. While Kajal starts looking for true love while working in a call centre offering adult companionship.
The film relies heavily on it's two principal characters and both Konkana Sen Sharma & Bhumi Pednekar do not disappoint. Konkana steals the show with her glorious act. Bhumi brings in a lot of vulnerability & boldness to her performance. They are ably supported by Amir Bashir playing Konkana's husband, Amol Parashar playing the delivery boy & Vikrant Massey playing a messy character who Bhumi falls for. There is also an interesting character in the form of Konkana's youngest kid who has different sexual preferences.
This unapologetic bold film is all about breaking free of the shackles and living life on your own terms. The slow pace does test your patience at times but you simply can't ignore the underlying message it tries to deliver. Alankrita Shrivastava deserves an applause for another slice of life tale about women which is relevant as well as hard hitting. Streaming on Netflix.
The story revolves around the lives of two cousins Radha (Aka Dolly) & Kajal (Aka Kitty). The former is a working married woman living in Noida. And the later has just moved in from a small town in Bihar aiming to make it big in a metropolitan city. Both the sisters have taken different paths and Radha believes her cousin has chosen a wrong one. But as their paths cross Radha starts realizing the hollowness of her own married life. She begins searching for happiness in a young delivery boy. While Kajal starts looking for true love while working in a call centre offering adult companionship.
The film relies heavily on it's two principal characters and both Konkana Sen Sharma & Bhumi Pednekar do not disappoint. Konkana steals the show with her glorious act. Bhumi brings in a lot of vulnerability & boldness to her performance. They are ably supported by Amir Bashir playing Konkana's husband, Amol Parashar playing the delivery boy & Vikrant Massey playing a messy character who Bhumi falls for. There is also an interesting character in the form of Konkana's youngest kid who has different sexual preferences.
This unapologetic bold film is all about breaking free of the shackles and living life on your own terms. The slow pace does test your patience at times but you simply can't ignore the underlying message it tries to deliver. Alankrita Shrivastava deserves an applause for another slice of life tale about women which is relevant as well as hard hitting. Streaming on Netflix.