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This movie compare modern India to traditional India with two characters Nammo played by the Tara Deshpande, is a successful model embittered by her parents divorce, no longer believes in marriage and social conventions while her friend Lajjo from a small town in Rajasthan is conventional and old fashioned. The film tackles bold subjects- widow remarriage, the ill treatment of Hindu widows, the stereotyping of women who work, wear modern clothes or drink. Tara Deshpande is fabulous as the hard, tough street smart city girl and Ellora is well cast as her homely friend. The music could have been better as could the production values but its a very interesting contrast that brings out the old and new in a fast changing country

This movie is just fabulous and despite being ahead of its time was a box office success that spawned many more films in its genre. Nasiruddin Shah is magnificent and ably supported by a mouth watering Tara Deshpande whose performance is touching and funny at the same time. The three 'sexpats' and their emotional baggage makes for a terrific counter play to the complex, sad and sometimes dangerous cityscape of Mumbai. Naveen Andrews and Tara Deshpande's dance performance is just hysterical. The music is great- Waltzing Matunga is an all time favorite and Javed Jaffery's I am Mumbhai- referring to the Mumbai gangster era is great too.

please have more from Dolly, Mastana and Kaizad Gustad? A sequel?