Nail Polish (Hindi; 2021) In ancient China, India and Egypt, only the wealthy and royalty were allowed to don nail polish. It was a symbol of their status - the ability to show a set of clean fingernails, indicative that they have servants to do their dirty job. When nail polish came to Europe, it was looked upon as a way to hide their dirty fingernails. Ill health, undernutrition and occupational hazards left them with ugly cuticles. Symbolically, the film's title, 'Nail Polish', refers to the shield we use to hide our inner ugliness. We also blanket our deficiencies and sadness by putting up a front to deal with the stress of meeting daily battles with a smiling face. Court dramas just become more convoluted with movies of this nature. In a typical Bollywood show, the courts are often portrayed like cockfights or medieval marketplaces where horse-trading is being conducted. Everyone will be yelling on top of their voice. The decorum would be an unfamiliar word, and the ju...
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