- A photographer invites her closest friends to vacation at her family's home in Goa in celebration of her upcoming marriage.
- India's FIRST female buddy movie! A power packed comic drama about Indian women finding their hearts and loosing their heads! A wild bunch of girls from all over India descent upon Goa! Their closest friend FREIDA has invited them to her family home for a surprise announcement : she's getting married! Thus begins an impromptu bachelorette. A riotous roller coaster of girl bonding: friendships, breakups, make ups, screw ups, passion, devastation, hesitation, terrorization, realization, boom- explosions! Among the fun and frenzy, heart breaks and heart aches, passion and obsession, youth and innocence, emotions run high and dry and hidden secrets surface. The girls go on living life like there is no tomorrow, oblivious of the impending doom upon them...
- A group of college friends. A wedding. Countless secrets. Billed as "India's first female buddy comedy," Angry Indian Goddesses seems at first like the South Asian spin on Bridesmaids. But in the hands of award-winning filmmaker Pan Nalin (Samsara), the story takes surprising turns that upend genre expectations and explore the pressing issues of gender and sexism in contemporary Indian society. In the scenic beachside state of Goa, Frieda (Sarah Jane Dias), a strong-willed and celebrated photographer, gathers her closest friends on the eve of her nuptials. The diverse (and often hilarious) group is a snapshot of modern Indian society: Su (Sandhya Mridul), a businesswoman and mother; the engaging Nargis (Tannishtha Chatterjee, who also appears at this year's Festival in Parched); Jo (Amrit Maghera), an aspiring Bollywood actress; Pammy (Pavleen Gujral), a housewife; Mad (Anushka Manchanda), a singer-songwriter; and the house servant, Lakshmi (Rajshri Deshpande). Everything's set for a night of celebration. There's only one issue: Frieda won't say who her betrothed is. As they banter their way through a tonally varied series of scenes - some of them jubilantly comic, others loaded with pathos - the characters in Angry Indian Goddesses evolve far beyond mere tropes. Their conversation, derived entirely from improvisations among the actors, covers everything from sex to street harassment to the buff (and often shirtless) next-door neighbour. As the night goes on, we become acquainted with the women's dreams, desires, fears, and above all, their unwavering bond with one another - a bond that eventually takes them to extreme lengths. The 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder sparked discussions about women's rights in India that are still ongoing. An important new cinematic entry in the conversation, Angry Indian Goddesses is a refreshing and frank depiction of female empowerment from a key figure in independent South Asian cinema.—Cameron Bailey (Artistic Director - Toronto International Film Festival)
- Freida (Sarah-Jane Dias) is a fashion photographer who invites a group of friends to her family's home to announce that she is getting married. The group consists of Madhurita or Mad (Anushka Manchanda), a Bollywood singer, Pamela Jaswal or Pammy (Pavleen Gujral), a trophy wife, Suranjana or Su (Sandhya Mridul), a businesswoman, Nargis (Tannishtha Chatterjee), an activist and Joanna or Jo (Amrit Maghera), an aspiring actress. All 5 women deal with the strain of being a female in a male dominated society, who views women as sexual objects.
The announcement sets off a chain of reactions, letting out hidden secrets. After the announcement, the wild bunch of girls from all over India descends upon Goa. Thus begins an impromptu hens party, and a riotous roller-coaster ride of girl-bonding. Amidst the fun and frenzy, the girls are oblivious of the impending doom and go on living life like there is no tomorrow.
Everything's set for a night of celebration. There's only one issue: Frieda won't say who her betrothed is. As they banter their way through celebration, their conversation, derived entirely from improvisations among the actors, covers everything from sex to street harassment to the buff (and often shirtless) next-door neighbor. It is revealed that Mads has twice attempted suicide over her failed music career, while Jo has a crush on a hunky next door neighbor.
During the trip, the women are harassed and they react boldly. Their harassers are enraged and they are shaken. As the holiday progresses, we become acquainted with the women's dreams, desires, fears and, above all, their unwavering bond with one another -a bond that eventually takes them to extreme lengths. Later the ladies come to know that Freida is getting married to Nargis (which is illegal under the IPC section 377).
Nargis is also a social activist who has been organizing demonstrations against Su's businesses. Su hates Nargis & is doubly angry when she finds that Freida is marrying Nargis. It is revealed that Freida's maid Lakshmi was the witness to her own brother's murder from a local land developer TOny. Lakshmi is the sole witness to the murder and the case has been dragging on in court for 8 years. Lakshmi is subject to daily harassment from Tony and his goons, but has not given up her fight.
A night before the marriage, the group decides to party. On the way to the party their car breaks down & the group is harassed by a group of locals and the group fights back. At the party, a heated argument between Jo and Freida (Freida is of the opinion that they should have not taken matters into their own hands and reported the matter to the police. While Jo is for fighting injustice and inequality at all levels) leads Jo to walk out, but the party continues. When they decide to go home, they look about for Jo. She is found dead on the beach, apparently someone had forced sex with her.
The police officer in charge conducts his preliminary inquiries in a manner that shames the women, reiterating their lack of faith in a patriarchal society that treats women shabbily. They go home, distraught and frustrated. Su's daughter had followed Jo when she left the party and clicked photos of her subsequently. The snaps reveal that the group of men who had harassed the friends earlier had forced sex with Jo.
The women take the evidence back to the police but encounter resistance once again. One of the women heads back to the beach with a gun. The rest of the group follows and, before you know it, all five men who had forced sex are shot dead. At Jo's funeral, the group makes a series of sentimental speeches, Nargis' speech summarizing the worth of a woman. The police officer interrupts the ceremony, asking for a confession of guilt from the women. The story has an open-ended conclusion when the entire congregation stands up in solidarity with the women.
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