🌟🌟🌟🌟 (4 out of 5 stars)
Well, hello there, my dear Bollywood-crazed souls! It’s your favorite critic Review Rani, ready to dish out the latest scoop on the new flick on the block. This time, it’s about, hold your breath, a highly risky pregnancy, a dictatorial father, and a courtroom drama. A bit too spicy, don’t you think? So, buckle up for a roller-coaster ride full of dramatic highs and a few lows. 😏
The film revolves around our grumpy old fellow Mansoor Ali Khan Sanjiri (Annu Kapoor), a man with a record-breaking feat of fathering 11 children and ready to score the twelfth. But here’s the catch – his latest baby-making venture puts his young wife Rukshar’s (Ishlin Prasad) life on the line. Well, Mr. Sanjiri, ever heard of family planning? Guess not! 🤦🏽♀️
Sanjiri, with his medieval mindset, believes children are godsent. So, aborting is an absolute no-no, even if it means endangering his wife’s life. Enter the brave daughter Alfia (Aditi Bhatpahri), who decides to take daddy dearest to court to save her stepmother. Talk about family feuds! And who does she approach for help? A firebrand lawyer Afreen (Ashwini Kalsekar). Now, that’s what we call a power-packed girl gang! 💪🏽
The film starts off by throwing light on the twisted family dynamics in the Sanjiri household. The plot is driven by Sanjiri’s archaic views and actions, which eventually culminate into a melodramatic courtroom drama after the intermission.
Sanjiri is painted as the villain of the piece, a misguided monster who thinks he’s doing the right thing in the name of religion. Annu Kapoor brings this character to life with a loud tone that quickly becomes as irritating as a mosquito buzzing in your ear. But hey, at least he nails the Urdu dialect! 👏🏽
Women in the film, except for our heroine Alfia, are mere weepy props. Meanwhile, the courtroom scenes have sparks of tension, but the director Kamal Chandra leans heavily on loud theatrics instead of subtlety. The film also features a half-baked love affair between Alfia and a journalist Danish (Parth Samthan), which feels as out of place as a penguin in the Sahara.
Rani’s Wrapup
While the film intends to challenge male patriarchy and promote women empowerment, it often feels like an advocacy campaign rather than entertainment. Despite its noble intentions, the film’s religious undertones sometimes eclipse its broader message.
So there you have it, my Bollywood buffs! A film that attempts to tackle serious issues but gets caught up in dramatic flair sometimes. Remember, change begins at home – just maybe not in a courtroom. 😉 Until next time, this is Review Rani, signing off with a sarcastic smirk and a wave. 🙋🏽♀️
