Actually I thought this was quite an interesting film.
Of course the basic storyline is nothing new, however the treatment of it was pretty subtle for Bollywood, not nearly as sensational and melodramatic as it could have been. Of course most prostitution is not like this - however the top end of the market can be glamorous which is part of the reason women in real life get involved in it.
But there was more to it - setting the first part of the film in Banares highlighted the idea of the 'old' India versus the 'new', and the trademarks and patents theme was neatly symbolic of western multinational investment coming into India and changing the culture, both in good ways and bad. It's no co-incidence that the job she tried to get by sleeping with the boss was in a call centre.
So not nearly as simple and dumb as some people seem to think. But I suppose what you get out of a film depends what you bring to it.
The filming and editing was also pretty high standard for Bollywood, where such things can be a bit slapdash, let's face it....
I used to want to change the world. Now I just want to leave the room with a little dignity.
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