There's something in the air of Asola-Fatehpur Beri, on the outskirts of Delhi. These twin urban villages are known for being the birthplace of bouncers, but that's not the point of concern. In director Madhur Bhandarkar's film Babli Bouncer, the residents of Asola-Fatehpur Beri are all suffering from mass delusion. When they look at Babli - a pink-cheeked, bright-eyed Tamannaah Bhatia - they declare she's unmarriageable because she's not womanly enough when in fact, Bhatia is the epitome of north Indian, feminine beauty. The only difference between Babli and Bhatia's other on-screen appearances is that Babli looks healthy, rather than petite. Apparently, that's all it takes for a woman to be knocked off the pedestal of desirable femininity. Also burping. (Fun fact: Babli is the only person we hear burp in the entire film. Even though her burps are presented as proof of her masculinity - irritable bowel syndrome would have been more convincing - not one man in Babli Bouncer expels gas audibly.)
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