i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

Boring, long, and too preachy.

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

The story of women trapped in the socities' barriers fighting to break free. The cast of the movie is brilliant and the story equally captivating. The movie leaves you in the end with awe. You will be left wondering about the lives of people who live this life as shown in the movie. Really brilliant piece. Very happy to see such potential in bollywood.

I don't understand where they find these depressing stories from rural India to suit the imagination of western audiences about India. Now that they are looking for screenings suddenly there are fake reviews everywhere as you can see in the beginning everyone rated it one star but suddenly they are paying up the reviews. I found the movie painful to watch to see the actors and directors beg for awards and a western audiences. They might as well called the movie award dooo instead of Parched. Seriously ? These cynical feminist movie makers don't see how girls are celebrated in millions of middle class families in India. They don't see India had woman prime ministers, presidents, and chief ministers of many states in India while US whose audience they target still has to elect their first women president ? It is strange how these movies have to setup their stories in deeper and deeper remote parts of India to justify the imaginary atrocities that can happen but not look around to see hundreds of contradictions to these stories everywhere else in India. Yes India is a patriarchal society but the stronger family system has served it well for thousands of years probably with less women suffrage compared to most other cultures. Just because free sex and pub culture is a social taboo that doesn't mean women are not empowered. Empowerment can also mean women are proud mothers wives and grandmothers who do not necessarily get beat up by their husbands every day like these movies show but are respected and revered by entire family. I am no way seeing there is no discrimination against women in India or the world but instead of making them a victim group and showing all men as evil how about we accept that a society is an amalgamation of all types of people and thoughts no matter what their gender is. This is a wannabe Deepa Mehta's fable attempt to exploit Radhika Apte's willingness to dare for a cause and western audience's need to feel like the rest of the world is so ignorant.

I'm used to the glamour and all out drama of the Bollywood scene and Parched is one of few films that contrast the style of the booming industry whilst instilling values and feeling above and beyond what recent Bollywood films never achieve. You gain insight to the journey of four women, who could not be more different from one another yet bond through their struggles. Make no mistake, this film does not exclude any crowd, and no moment of yours will be wasted.Parched is captivating, raw and beautiful.Will leave you filled yet thirsting for more. Absolutely in Awe. Truly Wondrous

Watched it last night @ sathyam cinemas. Wonderful movie with excellent acting and with a deep social care. This movie showcased every possible ways women are been dominated, not given any chance, importance women education in a most powerful way. Great acting, music and background score was good and deeply sink with the movie. Technically brilliant...But, these movies (I can compare this movie with visarani - Tamil movie base on a social message) failed to educate its audience and make them known about if any possibilities out there to fight against it. It's simply just like placing a hidden camera within someone's home and capturing all anti-social elements and visualizing it to audience. Its more likely an evidence of a crime happening right away. What to do with it?? Can it be played in a court and claim for a change in law or ask to make new laws? nothing... It just makes audience to feel sorry for the women & street boys (in visarani). Overall a good and a must watch. This movie will definitely make a good impact in Indian cinema.