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Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: Journey of a Woman (2007)
Underrated film, take time to see it for yourself.
I read the user comments before I saw this movie and I have to say after watching it I was pleasantly surprised.
The movie is about a sister who turns to prostitution to support her family. Some users criticized how the main character ends up in prostitution and others criticized the outcome (skip this next line if you don't want to know the end of the movie-namely that her family and to-be-fiancée finds out and accepts her anyway). They said the movie was woman bashing. I did not find this to be the case. The film wasn't saying that all women end in prostitution if they have no job skills, it was merely saying that some women end up getting tricked into prostitution. That is true. I don't think its woman bashing to start with a real problem that happens with women. The outcome of her family shouldering responsibility and not putting all the shame on the main character is again not a sign of women bashing. It is merely implying that women who get involved into prostitution are not fully to blame. There are circumstances and events that end up pressuring women into these situations. Society needs to take their fair share of responsibility. It dealt with the issue of blame and shame. It did not deal with how to get women out of brothels, but not every movie needs to find a solution to a social problem for it to get a good rating. I think it had a good message that prostitution as an industry is degrading and harmful for women, but women are not solely to blame, those who had a hand in sending women into prostitution should also take there share of the shame.
As for other parts of the movie, I find the acting to be good. Some of the songs were rather enjoyable, others could have been edited. All in all, it was good film with skilled actors, nice scenery, and a decent message.
I think most viewers could enjoy this movie.