Angry Indian Goddesses is such a break from the mundane films we are subjected to week on week. This one has the caliber to woo you over and in parts, it does until director Pan Nalin pushes his story towards a grim, cliched climax. Touted to be India's answer to Sex And The City, the film is about seven women and a bachelorette party in Goa. A fun premise right? The biggest problem with the film is that it is never sure of its tone. It shifts between dramatic to overdramatic to fun. A crucial tip that every Bollywood filmmaker must take from the West, is that you don't have to be boot-faced when dealing with such issues. Nalin still had a point, his title screams Angry!
Freida (Sarah Jane Dias) asks her girlies to come for bacherlorette to Goa. Our women characters are worth rooting for - be it the corporate b***ch Su or 'Katrina Kaif' type Joanna (Amrit Maghera). But even in its attempt to break away, the film never quite succeeds in letting go the misogyny so deeply ingrained in our systems. When Freida asks Su, to 'put on her black suit' and walk down the aisle, the first question that pops in your head is 'Why the black suit?' The shadow of a man to protect and care remains integral to our thinking.