Netflix's Bulbbul: A Fitting Fit Of Feminist Rage?

Anvita Dutt's supernatural period drama "Bulbbul," set in 19th-century Bengal, revolves around the life of the child-bride Bulbbul.

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The film bares the patriarchal horrors in decadent aristocratic households of colonial India.

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Bulbbul is crippled by her much-older husband on suspicions of infidelity. She is also raped to death by his mentally ill twin.

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Bulbbul 'awakens' to transform into a "pichal peri"—a witch whose legs are twisted behind her ankles.

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A human in the day, Bulbbul becomes a frightening goddess by night—a manifestation of the Goddess Kali herself.

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Under the shadow of a blood moon, she marches on warped feet to a ghostly humming.

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She looks out for her village's womenfolk—'rightfully and justly' murdering wife-beating, sexually abusive men.

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The "witchy" Bulbbul symbolizes the collective feminist rage in women under patriarchy.

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She challenges traditional gender roles, acting against the heart of a misogynistic society.

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She uses her newfound powers to take revenge on men who wrong and oppress women.

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"Bulbbul" is listed on Netflix in the "horror" genre. In fact, the horror lies in its melancholic social tragedy.

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The film challenges viewers to ponder if the seemingly opposing aspects of life are distinct or two sides of the same coin.

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