Directed by: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
Writer: Tahira Kashyap Khurana
Starring: Sakshi Tanwar, Divya Dutta, Saiyami Kher, Vanshika Taparia, Arista Mehta, Sharib Hashmi, Parvin Dabas
Source: Amazon Prime Video
The most clever thing about director Tahira Kashyap Khurrana’s debut film, Sharmajee Ki Beti, is its title. The phrase is a play on the Indian colloquialism “Sharmaji Ka Beta,” a fictional perfect boy that middle-class parents often refer to to inspire their sons. The imaginary neighbour’s son is the gold standard in studies, work and life. He is the ideal child who can do no wrong.
This season’s gender reversal features five scenes of femininity and Sharma(s): Swati Sharma (Vanshika Taparia), a 13-year-old schoolgirl anxiously awaiting her first period; her best friend Gurveen Sharma (Arista Mehta), confused about her sexual orientation; Swati’s mother Jyoti Sharma (Sakshi Tanwar), a conscientious governess trying to juggle work with raising a child; Gurveen’s mother Kiran Sharma (Divya Dutta), a well-off Patiala-born housewife struggling to fit in to Mumbai; and Tanvi Sharma (Saiyami Kher), a Ranji cricketer, who has a handsome boyfriend but thinks she is not feminine enough. In the eyes of society, they must conform to patriarchal gender notions: heterosexual, submissive, feminine and domestic. Their journeys signify that these fictional daughters, wives and lovers are standards of courage and complexity. They can do wrong things and rebel against the very idea of idealism.
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