Review of Film SECTION 375

Courtroom drama is nowadays Bollywood`s favourite formula. With success of Pink and Jolly LLB 2, it is tried and tested for success. With power-packed punchlines, influential lawyers fighting high-profile cases, and the verdict mostly giving out a strong message, courtroom tales are known to be gripping.  Directed by Ajay Bahl with actors Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha in pivotal roles, the film is about a movie director, Rohan Khurana played by Rahul Bhat who is accused of raping the junior costume design assistant, Anjali Dangle played by Meera Kapoor. He appeals in the High Court and to defend his case, he hires a high-profile lawyer, Tarun Saluja played by Akshaye Khanna, who tries to belittle every argument that the prosecution lawyer Hiral Gandhi, played by the talented Richa Chadha, makes in the court. The courtroom scenes are loaded with data, statistics, facts and figures and there are ample heavy-weight dialogues that form the soul of this film and accolades to writer Manish Gupta for that. Akshaye Khanna impresses with his intense and gritty performance in every frame. Following suit is Richa Chadha who proves yet again why she is one of the finest we have in Bollywood. Her nuanced act as a junior lawyer, evidently overwhelmed, as she fights her career`s first big case against someone who was once her boss, deserves applause.