Toronto Film Festival gala presentation “Thank You for Coming” is that rarity – a Bollywood sex comedy that also serves as a patriarch-bashing women empowerment tale.Bhumi Pednekar stars as Kanika Kapoor, a Delhi food blogger and serial monogamist, who has spent her adult life seeking a satisfying love match, both emotionally and physically, but has never had an orgasm.
The morning after her engagement to a dull suitor, she wakes up satisfied, but can’t remember who’s responsible.The film is written by two women, Radhika Anand (“Broken But Beautiful”) and stand up comic Prashasti Singh and directed by a man, Karan Boolani, making his feature directing debut.
Boolani previously directed series “24: India” for Viacom18’s Colors channel and Netflix’s “Selection Day.”“It’s a really fine line between sleaze and tease in this film, and to keep it in that tease and fun space is something…
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