The story centres around a big fat Indian wedding in Delhi where Punjabi family reunites after years. Ria is the cousin of the bride nearing her thirties and constantly taunted for still being unmarried. She shows interest in pursuing writing as a career during the function which the family doesn't welcome well. She feels disgruntled when a Tej, a far relative of him offers to pay for his further studies. She constantly tries to eschew any interaction with him until she sees him cornering her ten years old relative Alia. She decides to protect her and confront the situation. Finally reveals her being molested as a child and how horrified and disgusted it left her feeling. But the family doesn't really show any empathy towards her assuming it to be a stint just to seek attention. Nobody comes in her support and she leaves the wedding in tears. All these years of silence and trauma only to end with disbelief and more pain. Its appalling to see how these molesters and pedophiles always get through because of their power and reputation and its the girl who has to deal with the blasphemy of the world as if she willed all of this to happen. How the person who is meant to behave like a father figure and protect you damages you in ways not even a enemy would do. Instead of receiving justice for it all the woman gets is the burden and pain of untold truth which if revealed will do much more damage to her than the one who molested her. Ria proved to be an epitomy of courage and power. She tries in all her desperation to prevent another girl going through the same fate which proves to be the main thread of the film.
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