Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Maya Dolas I don't understand where they find these depressing stories from rural India to suit the imagination of western audiences about India. Now that they are looking for screenings suddenly there are fake reviews everywhere as you can see in the beginning everyone rated it one star but suddenly they are paying up the reviews. I found the movie painful to watch to see the actors and directors beg for awards and a western audiences. They might as well called the movie award dooo instead of Parched. Seriously ? These cynical feminist movie makers don't see how girls are celebrated in millions of middle class families in India. They don't see India had woman prime ministers, presidents, and chief ministers of many states in India while US whose audience they target still has to elect their first women president ? It is strange how these movies have to setup their stories in deeper and deeper remote parts of India to justify the imaginary atrocities that can happen but not look around to see hundreds of contradictions to these stories everywhere else in India. Yes India is a patriarchal society but the stronger family system has served it well for thousands of years probably with less women suffrage compared to most other cultures. Just because free sex and pub culture is a social taboo that doesn't mean women are not empowered. Empowerment can also mean women are proud mothers wives and grandmothers who do not necessarily get beat up by their husbands every day like these movies show but are respected and revered by entire family. I am no way seeing there is no discrimination against women in India or the world but instead of making them a victim group and showing all men as evil how about we accept that a society is an amalgamation of all types of people and thoughts no matter what their gender is. This is a wannabe Deepa Mehta's fable attempt to exploit Radhika Apte's willingness to dare for a cause and western audience's need to feel like the rest of the world is so ignorant.

Ankit Bhatnagar Village intricacies and issues are shown in an amazing, entertaining and most aesthetic way. A very well written, directed and wonderfully acted cinema. Although all actors were fantastic, I'll give a special mention to Surveen Chawla. She has been under the scanner for bad roles and I genuinely believe she has the potential to succeed in meaningful roles. Radhika Apte and Tannishtha Chatterjee did a great job as expected. Finally, most kudos for Leena Yadav, who has scripted and directed this flick with near perfection.Storyline Rating: 4 Content: 4 Commercialization: 2 Entertainment: 3Acting Rating: 3 Surveen Chawla: 4 Radhika Apte: 3 Tannishtha Chatterjee: 3 Riddhi Sen: 3Direction Rating: 4Music Rating: 2Cinematography: 3Editing: 3

ramkumar-68763 Watched it last night @ sathyam cinemas. Wonderful movie with excellent acting and with a deep social care. This movie showcased every possible ways women are been dominated, not given any chance, importance women education in a most powerful way. Great acting, music and background score was good and deeply sink with the movie. Technically brilliant...But, these movies (I can compare this movie with visarani - Tamil movie base on a social message) failed to educate its audience and make them known about if any possibilities out there to fight against it. It's simply just like placing a hidden camera within someone's home and capturing all anti-social elements and visualizing it to audience. Its more likely an evidence of a crime happening right away. What to do with it?? Can it be played in a court and claim for a change in law or ask to make new laws? nothing... It just makes audience to feel sorry for the women & street boys (in visarani). Overall a good and a must watch. This movie will definitely make a good impact in Indian cinema.

Ketan Gupta There comes a time in life when you stuck up in a wrong place and feel suffocated. You feel like breaking the barrier and seek freedom as you have one life to live and it is you who can take the control of your destiny. Who do you listen to you – Brain or Heart ?Parched (extremely thirsty) tells the story of three women in the rural village of Rajasthan – Rani (played by Tannishtha Chatterjee), a 32 year old widower, who is under the burden of home loan she took to marry off her son, Lajjo (played by Radhika Apte) who is beaten up mercilessly by her husband as she cannot conceive and Bijli (played by Surveen Chawla) who is a dancer and prostitute but has her own share of glitch by men in her life.It is a good comeback for the director Leena Yadav, who gave couple of flops in form "Shabd" and "Teen Patti". The subject of "Parched" is definitely bold with nude scenes, abusive language and violence but I guess she was trying to make it more real. The highlight of "Parched" is defining each female protagonist character appropriately, the issue of women equality still existing in the Northern part of India and how these central characters overcoming the challenges to live their own life. Hats off to Leena Yadav for a fantastic effort and keeping the audience on their toes. Screenplay is crispy with beautiful cinematography capturing the princely state of Rajasthan. Art direction is outstanding along with nice background score. Full marks to the editor for completing the drama within two hours. On the flip side, the second half loses the grip to some extent but the climax showing the dusshera scene shot simultaneously with Lajjo's husband burning in fire is brilliant. I loved the scene where Surveen Chawla vents out her anger that why all the abuses ends with a female f..k but why can't it be male f..k."Parched" belongs to queens of desert – Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte and Surveen Chawla. Tannishtha Chatterjee plays a sensible and matured widow character with aplomb. The brilliant actress has been in town for some time and this film will be an icing on cake for her. Radhika Apte is just growing well with each film. This will be her second brilliant performance this year after spellbinding act in "Phobia". I was completely taken aback with Surveen Chawla's performance. The gorgeous actress is mean, straight-forwarded but extremely compassionate for her friends. Watch for her as she has the perfect looks and talent to carry it forward. Rest of the star cast did justice to their role.On the whole, "Parched" is electrifying and enigmatic. Another beautiful tale of women empowerment and equality after last week's "Pink".