Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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(A young woman says their moves are “amazing,” just in case anybody in the audience doesn’t realize they’re supposed to be in awe of these ladies.)

First-time director Kyle Marvin maintains a speedy pace, sometimes shortchanging a gag in his haste to get to the next one. When most of the women unwittingly get stoned on marijuana edibles at a supposedly wild party, their buzz fades as soon as the script finds a new set of complications. Plotlines diverge and intersect and are regularly interrupted by the commentary of two Boston-based sports-radio commentators (Alex Moffat and Rob Corddry, who put more muscle into their Beantown accents than do most of the performers).

A parallel could be drawn between Brady’s unusually lengthy run as a player and the enduring careers of Field, Fonda, Moreno and Tomlin. But that may be too complicated a message for a movie in which even the smart telegram database one — ex-MIT prof Betty — triumphs not with her brain but with her stomach. “80 for Brady” suggests a simpler moral: Golden girls just wanna have fun.

Even as all eyes are on who is set to present the Union Budget 2023 on Wednesday, many were watching out for the signature saree the Minister chooses this year. The Finance Minister this year chose a resplendent red saree with a brown border. Since taking charge in 2019, the Finance Minister has donned significant statement-making handloom sarees each year while presenting the Union Budget.

Known for her love for Indian textiles, Sitharaman has always been vocal about promoting handloom saris. In 2019, she expressed her love for Indian textiles and had also tweeted saying, “Silk or cotton, Orissa-handloom sarees are one of my favourites- the colour, the weave, the texture, just so good. (sic).”