The Adventurous Four?

Director Tarun Dudeja’s film, Dhak Dhak, starring Ratna Pathak Shah as Manpreet Kaur Sethi, Dia Mirza as Uzma, Fatima Sana Shaikh as Sky, and Sanjana Sanghi as Manjari begins with the discussion of ahem… a loo, or should we say Shauchalay. With the words “Betiyaan dur na jaaye, Ghar Ghar Shauchalay Banaye” painted on a wall, and after some cliched Su Su jokes (Yes, you read that right), a discussion about Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), and eve teasing by two boorish men, the women, on their Royal Enfield motorcycles, continue to ride on. Next, the film goes on to introduce us to the four main characters by giving us a peek into their lives through a background story on each one which explains, not convincingly enough, why each of them feels compelled to go on a road trip to Khardung La… considered a “Teeeerath Yatra” for motorcycle riders, according to Sethi. Sethi, who has won her Royal Enfield motorcycle as a prize in a contest, wants to prove a point to her family that women of her vintage still have what it takes and are no pushovers. Uzma needs the road trip to get away (if only temporarily), from the clutches of a domineering husband, and finds herself onboard