▁introduced ▁as ▁the ▁hero ine ▁of ▁an ▁er otic ▁pul p ▁fiction ▁novel ▁titled ▁Lip st ick ▁Dream s . ▁Through out ▁the ▁film , ▁her ▁story ▁is ▁narr ated ▁by ▁a ▁ 5 5 - year - old ▁wid ow , ▁U sha ▁Par mar ▁( R at na ▁Path ak ), ▁as ▁she ▁reads ▁the ▁novel ▁in ▁secre cy . ▁In ▁a ▁small ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁Bh op al , ▁U sha ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁old ▁mat ri arch ▁and ▁has ▁got ten ▁used ▁to ▁being ▁addressed ▁as ▁" Bu aj i " ▁( A un ty ); ▁she ▁has ▁all ▁but ▁forgotten ▁her ▁own ▁name ▁and ▁rout in ely ▁gaz es ▁at ▁a ▁self - port rait ▁from ▁her ▁youth . ▁▁ ▁Re h ana ▁Ab idi ▁( Pl ab ita ▁B orth ak ur ), ▁a ▁fres her ▁in ▁college , ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁neighborhood ▁and ▁se ws ▁bur k has ▁for ▁her ▁family ' s ▁store . ▁She ▁ste als ▁make - up ▁to ▁wear ▁at ▁college ▁where ▁she ▁takes ▁off ▁the ▁bur k ha , ▁which ▁she ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁wear ▁by ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁transform s ▁into ▁a ▁je ans - we aring ▁singer ▁who ▁lov es ▁M iley ▁C yrus . ▁▁ ▁Le ela ▁( A ah ana ▁K um ra ), ▁a ▁young ▁beaut ician ▁who ▁runs ▁her ▁own ▁par lor ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁Le ela ▁wishes ▁to ▁travel ▁the ▁world ▁with ▁her ▁secret ▁lo ver , ▁Ar sh ad ▁( V ik