Night Queen(2024)
Hindi29 mins
Forty-eight-year-old Lakshmikant Sharma lives in Old Lucknow with his wife, daughter and widowed mother, living a life that is the textbook definition of monotony. Except it isn’t. Lakshmi wants to wear Sarees, put on her favourite shade of pink lipstick and live like a woman.
Director:Naireeta Dasgupta
Mood:
emotionalinspiringdark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 15 May 2024
- Director
- Naireeta Dasgupta
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 29m
Storyline
A 48-year-old man named Lakshmikant lives a dull, routine life with his family. However, he secretly wishes to wear sarees and pink lipstick and live as a woman.
“A man's secret life in a pink lipstick.”
Film Details
29Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date15 May 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiringdark
Themes
identityfamilysurvivaljustice
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film's title 'Night Queen' is a reference to a rare night-blooming jasmine variety native to Lucknow, symbolizing hidden beauty.
- Director Naireeta Dasgupta spent months in Old Lucknow's lanes to capture authentic dialects and household rhythms.
- Lead actor's makeup for the character Lakshmi involved a special pink lipstick shade created by the film's costume designer.
- Several scenes were shot in a real 150-year-old haveli in Lucknow that had never been used for a film before.
- The script was workshopped with members of the transgender community in Lucknow to ensure respectful representation.
- A key song in the film uses a classical thumri style, which is a traditional Lucknowi musical form.
- The film's climax was shot during Lucknow's famous 'Muharram' procession to use the real crowd and atmosphere.