Chhatriwali Review: Rakul Preet Singh Shines But Only ‘Condom’ Saves This Social Drama

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Chhatriwali Review: Rakul Preet Singh’s social drama on a taboo subject with good casting and earnest performances lacks depth.

Chhatriwali Review: Of late, there have been lots of remakes, action-thrillers, comedies or interval dramas have been releasing in theatres and on OTT platforms as effectively. And there are just some motion pictures on social causes. While Bollywood has been attempting to revive the business, OTT has picked up some fascinating topics and one such is Chhatriwali.

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Chhatriwali follows the lifetime of a easy lady subsequent door Sania Dhingra (Rakul Preet) from Karnal. She is a chemistry graduate and an excellent one. But the dearth of job alternatives are leaving her demotivated. She tutors youngsters in her space whereas she goes from one interview to a different to discover a first rate job. An opportunity assembly with Ratan Lamba (Satish Kaushik) modifications issues for her. Impressed by her data of chemistry, he affords her a job in his firm as a Quality Control Head. The catch is the product. Lamba owns a condom manufacturing unit Cando Condoms in Karnal. After preventing her preliminary notions she lastly decides to hitch the corporate for the hefty pay that comes with it. How she realises the significance of what she does, change the mindset of her husband Rishi Kalra (Sumeet Vyas) who doesn’t wish to use condoms as he feels ‘raincoat pehenke baarish mein bheegne ka kya mazaa’ or makes her brother-in-law who’s a biology professor to surrender his concepts about intercourse schooling and do justice along with his instructing about reproductive system varieties remainder of the story. Along the best way she can also be capable of positively affect college students and ladies in her metropolis, which makes her trigger greater and extra impactful.

WHAT’S HOT?

Rakul Preet Singh carries the movie on her shoulder. She performs the lady subsequent door, the type of position she has aced over her quick profession and is a delight to look at. The casting is finished completely and the setting blends with the storyline. Performances are earnest on this movie about an necessary topic that must be dropped at mild again and again.

WHAT’S NOT

In the previous couple of years, there have been two extra movies that addressed the problems of protected intercourse, contraception and advocated the usage of condom. One is Aparshakti Khurrana’s Helmet, the opposite is Nushrratt Bharuccha’s Janhit Mein Jaari. While the previous handled the topic in a enjoyable and quirky means, the latter uncovered a stark actuality of the scenario in an impactful means. Chhatriwali falls in need of both. The movie simply touches upon the problems with out going deeper or stirring feelings. The lack of those hold it restricted to at least one household’s subject as a substitute of creating it a pertinent, common subject. The storyline can also be similar to Janhit Mein Jaari however that would have been neglected if the remedy was equally impactful. Because topics like these want common telling.

VERDICT

A movie on an necessary topic as this deserves consideration. However, it may have made a greater effort to speak to its TG and drive residence the significance of dialog round this taboo subject. Considering the proper casting, necessary subject, and earnest performances, we’ll go along with 2.5 stars.

Stars: Two And Half

Review by: Shivani Pawaskar

The author is an leisure journalist and critiques for Bollywood Life.

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Published Date: January 20, 2023 1:48 PM IST