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Tikli and Laxmi Bomb

  • 2017
  • 2h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Tikli and Laxmi Bomb (2017)
Laxmi Malwankar is a sex worker in Mumbai who works on S.V. road and has been part of Mumbai's thriving sex trade for nearly two decades. She's 40, jaded and at some level has a deep seeded loyalty towards Mhatre, the pimp, who takes care of all the girls on that street.

 

Putul, 22, hails from Bangladesh and Mhatre the pimp has brought her to Laxmi to be taught the ropes. Putul, rebellious as she is, is full of questions about how this system works and why all the men in this system of prostitution profess to provide protection but then end up becoming predators themselves from whom then there is no protection.

 

For Laxmi this is how the world works, it is a patriarchy and her only advice to Putul is to quickly adapt to the ways of this world of men.

 

Over time, Putul is able to convince Laxmi that things need changing. Laxmi though still not convinced enough to take it up as her own cause, decides to stand by Putul thanks to a sequence of irrefutable events that occur on the street.

 

Together they get to be known as Tikli and Laxmi Bomb and start off this mini revolution in which they set up a system for women, run by women, in which the final customer is a man but the women run it the way they want and in almost total control.

 

How far are they able to go in this endeavour? How tall is their new organization able to grow before it becomes too big a threat for patriarchy to let it exist? Are they able to make a change that is permanent or another flash in the pan?

 

Does Laxmi, who initially only stands behind Putul's cause, take this up as her own cause soon enough, realizing that women of the world are sisters in what they go through and their power lies in knowing that?

 

Living in what could well be the strata of society that is most oppressed by patriarchy, as it doesn't even officially exist in India, can these girls forge a new path for sex workers in the country? Or do they rise only to finally be overcome by a claustrophobic man's world?
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Two sex workers decide to kick men out of the system and form a cooperative that runs the business for women and by women. How do they do things differently? And how far can they get under a... Read allTwo sex workers decide to kick men out of the system and form a cooperative that runs the business for women and by women. How do they do things differently? And how far can they get under and overarching and overbearing patriarchy?Two sex workers decide to kick men out of the system and form a cooperative that runs the business for women and by women. How do they do things differently? And how far can they get under and overarching and overbearing patriarchy?

  • Director
    • Aditya Kripalani
  • Writer
    • Aditya Kripalani
  • Stars
    • Vibhawari Deshpande
    • Chitrangada Satarupa
    • Suchitra Pillai
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    7.4K
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    • Director
      • Aditya Kripalani
    • Writer
      • Aditya Kripalani
    • Stars
      • Vibhawari Deshpande
      • Chitrangada Satarupa
      • Suchitra Pillai
    • 73User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Vibhawari Deshpande
    Vibhawari Deshpande
    • Laxmi
    Chitrangada Satarupa
    Chitrangada Satarupa
    • Tikli
    • (as Chitrangada Chakraborty)
    Suchitra Pillai
    Suchitra Pillai
    • Manda
    Upendra Limaye
    Upendra Limaye
    • Mhatre
    Kritika Pande
    • Tsamchoe
    Sahaarsh Shuklaa
    Sahaarsh Shuklaa
    • Mangatram Pichauri
    • (as Saharsh Kumar Shukla)
    Mayur More
    Mayur More
    • A.T- Autowala
    Divya Unny
    • Sharanya Nair
    Uday Atroliya
    • Police inspector more
    Uday Atrolia
    • Moray
    Bidita Bag
    Bidita Bag
    • Sweta
    Manasi Bhawalkar
    • Khairunnisa
    Mia Maelzer
    Mia Maelzer
    • Kala
    Ajay Mahendru
    • Client
    Rakhi Mansha
    • Heera Moti
    Vinod Nair
    Vinod Nair
    • Doctor
    Kiran D Patil
    • Dilip Deshpande
    Ankur Rastogi
    • Director
      • Aditya Kripalani
    • Writer
      • Aditya Kripalani
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    8siddharthbisoyi-88590

    Award Winning

    The best thing about this movie is the ending was totally unpredictable. It's the type of movie which could be a theatrical release but of course they would lose some freedom in order to do that coz u have to add some masala in Bollywood movies so that it can be a commercially hit. It's a pure piece of a work. Recommend.
    9rushabose

    A must watch!

    The plot of the film is gripping. It is a thought provoking film, makes one think of the society, its structure deeply and makes you question it. A actors did a terrific job, they keep you at your toes till the very end. The simplistic approach of story telling makes the film relatable. The director beautifully captures the characters and their emotions, which makes it humane. Its a film to learn from. A must watch.
    8ketakipimpalkhare

    Gut wrenching reality

    Before I even watched it, i thought this film was yet another pseudo depiction of a section of society we don't really know of, their reality shown as a dramatic event in a one off feature. But it moved my guts upside down to see how real it was and made me squirm. The actors are extremely talented and show it in every scene. It's a must watch, it's a story of courage and pain and about bringing change in a rotten system.
    vku-18250

    The end will get to you. Don't miss it.

    "Watched the film in two parts. And the second part for me, was mindblowing. It picked up pace so much. The ending was emotionally numbing. ANd the last matchstick scene was great!"
    8tanerlekar

    Allows you to have an empathetic view to the world of women in prostitution.

    For me, this film initially seemed like a light-hearted story of two women who bond over the work and the backgrounds that they share. But believe me, it is anything but that. The relationship between Tikli and Laxmi, being the strongest link in the film leaves enough space for the other characters to shine, my favorite being Tsamchoe and MT. You get engrossed in these beautiful characters who seem so innocent it's almost difficult to believe what they do for a living. It was hard for me to part this film as it creates an impact you have no control over. Loved it!

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      Won the best feature film 2018 at the London Asian Film Festival and Berlin Independent Film Festival.

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
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      • 2h 31m(151 min)
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