▁these ▁lives ▁on ▁screen ▁give ▁Lip st ick ... ▁its ▁true ▁color . ▁Pl ab ita ▁and ▁A ah ana ▁are ▁instantly ▁rel atable ▁and ▁light ▁up ▁the ▁screen . ▁Kon k ona ’ s ▁hel pl ess ness ▁makes ▁you ▁think ▁about ▁every ▁woman ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁second - class ▁citiz en ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁home . ▁And ▁Rat na ’ s ▁inf atu ated ▁U sha , ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁thro es ▁of ▁passion , ▁will ▁make ▁you ▁look ▁at ▁older ▁women ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁light ." ▁May ank ▁She k har ▁of ▁Mid - Day ▁gave ▁ 4 / 5 ▁stars ▁and ▁said , ▁" The ▁issues ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁this ▁film ▁are ▁evidently ▁universal ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁viewed ▁and ▁loved ▁at ▁film ▁festiv als ▁and ▁aud ien ces ▁across ▁the ▁glo be ." ▁Krit i ▁T uls iani ▁of ▁News 1 8 ▁India ▁gave ▁ 4 / 5 ▁stars ▁and ▁said , ▁" The ▁strength ▁of ▁this ▁film , ▁however , ▁lies ▁in ▁Al ank rita ▁Sh riv ast ava ’ s ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁subject . ▁She ▁doesn ’ t ▁provide ▁us ▁with ▁answers , ▁or ▁with ▁super f icial ▁solutions , ▁but ▁just ▁offers ▁us ▁a ▁narr ative , ▁bold ▁enough ▁to ▁ar ouse ▁a ▁woman ’ s ▁hidden ▁des ires ▁and ▁val i ant ▁enough ▁to ▁question ▁the ▁patri arch ▁mind set ." ▁R aya ▁Gh osh ▁of ▁Times ▁Now ▁gave ▁ 4 / 5 ▁stars ▁and ▁said ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁cin ematic ▁master