The much talked about film Lipstick Under My Burkha wins the Audience Award at the Gaslow Film Festival 2017. The movie is facing a lot of issues from the certification board and hence the makers have been troubled. This award must have been a big relief to them. The award was presented to Alankrita Shrivastava by David Tennant at the Glasgow Film Theatre.

Director Alankrita Shrivastava said that, “The award could not have been more timely because, it came at a time when the film had been refused certification for exhibition in India because it was a women-centric film with a female point of view.”

Producer Prakash Jha also added that, “The film deserved all the applause and awards it gets. This was the first time when a woman director had shown fantasies women had, something which were constantly suppressed by the system.”

The film stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak and Aahana Kumra in the lead roles.