Trivia
1. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) was the opening film at the New York Indian Film Festival, Konkona Sen Sharma was also awarded as the winner for the Best Actress award.
2. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) was the Opening Film at the following Festivals: 1) New York Premiere - New York Indian Film Festival 2) Washington Premiere - Washington International Film Festival 3) Minnesota Premiere - St. Paul's international Film Festival, Minneapolis 4) Austin Premiere - IndiMeme Film Festival.
3. Winner of The Spirit of Asia Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016
4. The film was banned in early April 2017 by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), as the board had refused to certify the film, terming it as 'lady oriented.
5. Ratna Pathak Shah was awarded as Best Actor at the Ottawa Indian Film Festival.
6. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) won the Best Feature Audience Choice Award at the CinemAsia Film Festival, Amsterdam.
7. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) was screened at Indian International Film Festival, Los Angeles (Opening Film and an Official Hollywood Foreign Press Association Screening making the film eligible for the Golden Globes)
8. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) was screened worldwide at different Film Festivals and was appreciated by each one of them. Europe Premiere - Stockholm International Film Festival (Spotlight Section) Estonia Premiere - POFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia Africa Premiere - Cairo International Film Festival (Festival of Festivals Section) UK Premiere - Glasgow International Film Festival (Winner, Audience Award Best Film) North America Premiere - Miami International Film Festival France Premiere - Films des Femmes Creteil, Paris (Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Best Feature Film) London Premiere - London Asian Film Festival (Winner, Best Film and Winner, Standout Performance, Ratna Pathak Shah ) Edinburgh Premiere - Edinburgh Asian Film Festival Leicester Premiere - Leicester Asian Film Festival Rotterdam Premiere - CinemAsia Rotterdam Ohio Premiere - Cleveland International Film Festival (Nominated, Best Female Director) Dallas Premiere - Dallas International Film Festival Greece Premiere - Greek National film Archive, Special screening of Women's Films: Tribute to Women Hawaii Premiere - Hawaii International Film Festival (Spring Showcase) New York Premiere - New York Indian Film Festival ( Opening Film and Winner, Best Actress Konkona Sen Sharma Los Angeles (2nd LA screening) - LA Asia Pacific Film Festival Washington Premiere - Washington International Film Festival (Nominated, Best International Feature) Minnesota Premiere - St. Paul's international Film Festival, Minneapolis Austin Premiere - Indie Meme Film Festival Canada Premiere - Toronto IFFSA Ottawa Premiere - Ottawa Indian Film Festival (Winner, Best Actor for Ratna Pathak Shah ) Swiss Premiere - Festival of Five Continents (Nominated, Best Feature) Korea Premiere- Seoul Women's International Film Festival German Premiere - International Film Festival Emden-Nordenrey China Premiere - Shanghai International Film Festival Bradford Premiere - Bradford Literature Festival
9. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) was the opening film at the New York Indian Film Festival, Konkona Sen Sharma was the winner of the Best Actress award.
10. At the Swiss Premiere - Festival of Five Continents Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) was Nominated for the Best Feature Award.