Review of PAGGLAIT |
Bollywood`s gift during the Holi weekend was the release of Sanya Malhotra starrer PAGGLAIT. The film is about a young widow who is not much sad even after the death of her husband just months after their marriage. The comedy genre film portrays the twist and turns that the girl faces as everyone around her wants to comfort her which she doesn`t need. Pagglait, a Netflix original film is scripted and directed by Umesh Bist. Its ambition is mid-size, but the execution is deft enough to offset its limited scope. The heroine, portrayed with unswerving focus by Sanya Malhotra, grapples with conflicting impulses as she seeks to wrest control of her life. Backed by steady writing and stellar acting all around, this unfussy take on a woman`s quest for freedom not only gets its arc and tone right, it also cleverly steers clear of the cliches of the genre. The film`s title refers to `the streak of madness` that her relatives believe the protagonist has. Pagglait is enlivened by a bunch of great performances. Sanya Malhotra takes the layered role like a fish to water. Ashutosh Rana is brilliantly subtle with his voice modulations. The phenomenally malleable Sheeba Chaddha sails through a gamut of emotions. The rest of the supporting cast including Raghubir Yadav, Shruti Sharma, Natasha Rastogi, are good too.
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