'Lipstick Under My Burkha' directed by Alankrita Shrivastava did not receive positive response in India as it was denied certification for being women centric and unfit for public viewing. But it has managed to bag an award at the Glassgow Film Festival which closed on February 26, 2017. The film received the Audience Award and this was the only prize which was handed out at the festival.

The award was presented by Scottish actor David Tennant. The film is a story of four women who aspire to do much more apart from docile domesticity.

A leading daily quoted Alankrita saying as, "Right now, when the film has been refused certification for exhibition in India because it is a women-centric film with a female point of view, I think the award could not have been more timely. The fact that the people of Glasgow have loved the film is an affirmation of the relevance of the film across cultures and nations. It is an affirmation of the fact that women’s stories need to be told, through the female point of view. This award gives me hope. It gives me courage. It makes me believe that as women, we must continue to tell our stories, undeterred by those who want to silence us."