Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Cast, Trailer, Release

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare ( Dolly Kitty and those shining stars) is a 2019 Indian comedy satire Hindi film starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar. The film is directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and is produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.

The film also features young actors Vikrant Massey and Amol Parashar in prominent roles opposite the leading ladies. The film premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival under the section "A Window on Asian Cinema" on 4 October 2019. The film will premiere on Netflix on 18 September 2020.

The story of the film revolves around two cousins Dolly and Kajal and about a secret shared by them. Living in the suburbs of New Delhi, Dolly is a middle-class working mother with a son and a hardworking husband. They are excited as they plan to move to a newly built luxury apartment.

There is a secret they keep to maintain their picture-perfect lifestyle. Kajal moves from rural India to live in a city, but the opportunities are very few for a young woman with little skills. So she works as a cyber-lover under the name Kitty on a dating app and meets a man. Now the two cousins who were critical of each other’s life, share their secrets, and understand each other.

In an interview with Kovid Gupta, Shrivastava mentioned that she wrote the first draft of the film while completing post-production on Lipstick Under My Burkha. The first look of the film was released on 15 October 2018 by producer Kapoor on her Twitter account. The principal photography of the film began on 15 October 2018

If you wish to see two ordinary women's journeys as they discover their freedom, just check out the trailer of Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, featuring Konkona Sen Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar. The trailer of the film released on Friday and it would be fair to say that both the actresses in the film are the titular chamakte sitare (shining stars).

The film showcases the story of Dolly (Konkona Sen Sharma), a working mom who is not afraid to speak her mind, and Kitty aka Kajal (Bhumi Pednekar), a small-town girl who is all set to chase her dreams in the big city. Together they help each other discover their freedom and their true calling. The film also features Amol Parashar, Aamir Bashir, Vikrant Massey, and Kubbra Sait.

Konkona Sen Sharma summed up the essence of the film in a sentence: "Kuch raaste galat nahi, sirf alag hote hai," while Bhumi wrote this while sharing the trailer: "Meow-ing my way into your life on September 18.

In July, Konkona Sen Sharma shared an update about the film's release by sharing a video of herself and Bhumi Pednekar. She wrote: "Watch Dolly and Kitty fight their silent battles while they navigate womanhood, sisterhood and everything in between in this charming story about finding freedom. Can't wait to shine with you my chamakta sitara... Coming soon on Netflix.


The film premieres on September 18 on Netflix. Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare has been directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, who has previously worked with Ekta Kapoor in her last film Lipstick Under My Burkha. The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival last year. It will release on Netflix as a part of its line-up of 17 new stories.

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Cast

• Konkona Sen Sharma as Dolly
• Bhumi Pednekar as Kajal "Kitty
• Amol Parashar as Osmaan
• Aamir Bashir as Amit
• Kubra Sait
• Karan Kundra as DJ Johny
• Vikrant Massey as Pradeep
• Mushtaq Khan
• Kumar Amlendu as Mohan
• Minim Dey as Ruskana
• Sorabh Chauhan as Man with Sick wife

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Release Date

The film is scheduled to release as a direct digital release on Netflix in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The film will premiere on Netflix on 18 September 2020.

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Trailer

The trailer for Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare is out now and it is positing itself as nothing short of a cracker of a film. With director Alankrita Shrivastava at the helm, and actors Konkona Sen Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar in the lead, this film purports to break all shackles of patriarchal narratives and take women on a feminist joyride. It is set for a Netflix release on September 18.

The trailer follows the story of cousins, Dolly (Konkona Sen Sharma) and Kajal (Bhumi Pednekar), as they “navigate through the twists and turns life throws at them in this journey to find their place in the world,” in the film’s own words. Aside from the lead women, the cast comprises of Vikrant Massey and Amol Parashar, two young but seasoned names from the OTT world of content.

The trailer begins with a literal joyride in an amusement park of sorts, introducing us to the two sisters in Noida, UP. Kajal has moved in with Dolly and her family, with big-city dreams in her eyes, and a shot at actualizing her life goals. She complains to her sister that Jeju wants to have sex with her, a claim Dolly laughs off. And thereon begins a deep dive into the sisters‘ dynamics with the men in their simple, middle-class world.

Sometimes sweet, and a whole lot complicated, the women explore their sexuality and their identity as women and everything else in between. Dolly, a seemingly middle-aged woman who is unable to find sexual satisfaction in her relationship with her husband – a plight echoed by counts of other women in India who are told that seeking sex or pleasure is a sin for our gender. And so, she goes behind his back to begin a clandestine liaison with a delivery boy (Parashar), who is much younger in age to her.

Meanwhile, Kajal, with a little bit of hesitation undercut with self-pride, finds a job as at Red Rose Romance App – a call service for people lusting after sensual pleasure. She begins work as a companion for new men with every call, who, expectedly, ask her lewd questions to satiate themselves. Through this experience that looks like a blend of Tumhari Sulu and Dream Girl, she finds prospective love in one of her customers (Massey).

Here’s what the film definitely is: an exploration of women’s sexual needs and their own tolerances to it, a journey of realization that this big, bad world is run by men and women are only confined within small spaces in it, and finally, it is an attempt at liberating women from those spaces.

And here’s what the film is not: a rigid definition of feminism. As it should be, the definitions of feminism for these two sisters are not set in stone. They know they are on their own personal journeys, and so, adapt according to whatever seems suitable to them as per the situation.

For instance, Dolly finds empowerment in owning her sexual self by looking for pleasure outside her marriage – which basically is adultery – and sees no wrong in it. But when Kajal tells her the kind of job she does, as an object of lust for men, Dolly tells her, “Achhe Ghar ki ladki log ye sab kaam nahi karti hain.” But Kajal is resolute, because her job, whatever the profile, is helping her become financially independent.

One must also note that the regular Bollywood “tools” of female emancipation – read: alcohol and cigarettes – have been assimilated into the script ever-so-naturally. Their conversations throughout are so insightful, so engaging that the bottles of whiskey on screen are the last things you’ll notice. Heck, you may even miss them.

The review of the film will be coming soon