Pagglait

Pagglait is yet another great addition to the series of Hindi movies dissecting the middle class Indian families and their hypocrisy.

It is a Dramedy focusing on a young widow & the extended family surrounding her during the 13 days of mourning after the death of her husband.

Most of the movie is within a house. A house crammed with so called relatives and their "well intentions", their gossip, their superstitions and their regressive mindset. Which is a perfect setup for the kinda dark comedy & chaos that makes you chuckle & uncomfortable at the same time.

This role fits Sanya Malhotra like a glove. She delivers her performance like a breeze. All the supporting star cast members are also terrific with their roles and add to the ensemble brilliantly.

The screenplay effectively balances the contrast between the rituals of death being performed vs the lives that are being lived for those 13 days. It is the mirror that I'm sure most of the Indian society will not want to look into.

The OST of the movie is singer Arijit Singh's debut as a Music Composer, and it stands out melodiously as a fresh album.

Overall I really enjoyed Pagglait a lot and agreed heavily with everything it had to say.

Great performances by the veterans as well as the young actors. Sanya Malhotra continues to impress with her acting as well as her selection of scripts. The movie is about a young man's death and the impact it has on his wife and family, but at no point does it make you feel sad, in fact it's actually a very funny film. Another wonderful aspect of the film is the fact that the evils of our society have been carefully interwoven into the plot by the creators. 'Pagglait' is yet another example of how movies can not only be entertaining but educational as well. Arijit Singh makes his debut as a music composer with 'Pagglait' and he has done a fantastic job. There are just five songs in the film but every single one of them is exceptional and original. The director, who is also the writer of the film, deserves appreciation for not only gathering the courage to make a socially relevant film revolving around a female character, but also because he managed to bring his story to a beautiful conclusion.

It is definitely not a breakthrough in cinematography or anything but it objectively portrays the message it wants to.

Certainly a one time watch and the lead actress could have done better. But the movie does not feel like a drag.

It has its ups and downs. I definitely recommend.

I am glad we had this bold content been shown and sincere thanks to people like Ashutosh, Sanya, Shruti and rest of the cast to be part of it.

The best part of the movie is content which it clearly shows when daughter in law turns to be daughter and it's time for her to pay back when in laws agrees to break society.

Great stuff! #netflix you are doing great job.

Must watch. A topic way out of mainstream with such subtle nuisances. Beautiful.