Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: Journey of a Woman (2007)

Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: Journey of a Woman: Directed by Pradeep Sarkar. With Rani Mukerji, Jaya Bachchan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor. A small town girl lands in big bad Mumbai to earn an honest living but faces a confrontation she would’ve never dreamt of in her wildest dreams.

“Writing about LCMD has been on my to-do list for quite a while and destiny chooses this day to make it happen. Laaga Chunari Mein Daag at prima-facie narrates a tale of a girl who hails from from a devout u0026amp; conservative middle-class family enriched with strong values. Sadly the family is faced with financial difficulties and the girl embarks on a journey to big city for a bailout. Circumstances force the girl from the Holy city to compromise her values to make a living in the Sin City. From there its about leading a dual life of in the garb of u0026quot;Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hydeu0026quot; and a subsequent u0026quot;forcedu0026quot; love track. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere appears to be more-than-warranted sub-plots into the story-line which spoils the narrative. The director seems to be at loss as to what he wanted to put across. Journey from Benaras to Mumbai plot is straight lift from Raj Kapooru0026#39;s Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Parineeta being a period drama warranted a rich looked backed with a slow narrative for the audience to connect. However the style (slow-narrative) seems ill-suited for Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie could have been yet another feather in Raniu0026#39;s cap as her character is author backed and a feminist storyline. Konkana is as usual spot on. Jaya B u0026amp; Anupam do their part with ease. Jr. B seems to have an extended special appearance.”