The movie revolved around two timelines around Independence and the present time. Challenging the stereotypes of the past with a bigger story of the partition and the tape problem of the present.
The past shows a brothel where men go, but outside the four boundaries of the building the women have no respect.
On the other side the the division of the nation is a bigger problem which is inevitable. The brothel is in the middle where the line has to pass from.
Vidya Balan's acting as the head is amazing. Where she shows the hard side of her all the time which to a point when she was sweet and the profession and the people around her changed her.
In the end the movie is challenging the time they are living in and tries to show equality and women empowerment.