Pankh
A; Drama
Dir: Sudipto Chattopadhyay
Cast:u00a0 Bipasha Basu, Maradona Rebello, Ronit Roy, Lilette Dubey, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sanjeeda Sheikh
*1/2

What's it about: "Tum ladka ho ya ladki?" asks Bipasha. The boy in question is Jerry (Maradona) who grew up being a popular child artiste Baby Kusum. Now, as a teenager on the brink of embracing his adolescence and leaving puberty behind, he's submerged under the weight of not just identity but gender crises. Is he a boy or a girl? His mom (Lilette) wants to make him an actor, but every time he sees the caked up Bipasha wearing rhinestones and glitter, he craves to get close to her, even make love. However, she isn't for real, like many other aspects of this film, these are characters speaking and scenes unfolding in Jerry's mind. Graphic and chaotic in nature the storyline is skewed with images and visual mind games that are all over the place.

What's hot: It's not just a sensitive subject but also one that generates enough interest to keep you engaged. How does a boy who was raised like a girl supposed to come to terms with his sexuality and identity? Maradona's attempts to show the conflict and the ensuing drama work in some places.u00a0 His audition scene where he plays both the male and female roles reflects his inner trauma, evoking pathos.