Dhak Dhak

Film Review: Dhak Dhak streaming on Netflix

The theme of the film revolves around 4 women Uzma ( Dia Mirza) , Mahi ( Ratna Pathak Shah) , Sky ( Fatima Sana Sheikh) & Manjari (Sanjana Sanghi) who undertake the perilous journey from Delhi to Khardungla pass in Ladakh on their bikes ( yeah , an all women's biker gang !! ) in order to escape the monotony of mudane lives that they r living, constantly being judged for their actions as women in a male dominated society and basically not being able to live their lives in the way they want to!!

It is a story of adventure, with emotional backstories of each of the lead cast, a journey of self discovery and a way to prove to the world that women are no less capable than men in any way.

It is a simple film with great performances by the lead cast !! The film may seem a bit slow in the first half but as it progresses, there r a few heartfelt moments along banter between the women which will strike an emotional chord with the viewers. Women might relate to it better than men perhaps.

A decent one-time watch. Not bad at all. Cudve been a bit more fast paced in the first half though.

Going with 3/5 for this one... Adios 🙂!!

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It is a well intentioned road movie which tries to break the stereotypes. Four females are in a journey together , not only the literal one but also the internal one character wise and arch wise and the motorbikes are their souls . All four has to prove something, win their internal battles and finally they succeed . It's a feel good movie . If script would have been bit tighter it would have been a cult movie . There are a lot of lapses though fatima sharing the screen with ratna Pathak can not match the aura of ratna in few scenes , her internal bleeding seems forced . On the other hand diya is given a stereotype with surfacial character arch .

Great premise and average execution it is . One time watch won't hurt though .

If you have bikers in your family or among your close friends, this movie would shed light on why they're so passionate about life. The aspect of bringing four female protagonists to the table with relatable and simple to understand back stories gives the film a warm and heartfelt connection for everyone. The actors evolve as the film asks the viewers two important questions, what is more important, the journey or the destination? And leaves it upto the audience to answer the same. Worth the watch with good music and the film provides a taste of India with views of the north the world needs to see.

It's about a group of courageous biker girls living their dream as a unit and biking the long roads around India.

There's no real supporting units or anything like the prep involved if this was done for real. It's remarkable that more punctures didn't occur. One bike is washed-away in what can be (arduously) described as action in slow mo but not the John Woo kind just very very slow shots of rushing waters and an age of repetition shots and then the panic of the actors but no clue of how to save a bike which would not start. The cinematography could not even save this dull plot.

This movie has the same theme of the group trying to find themselves and they eventually do; once the journey is completed. Now it's ridiculous that it took 2 hours 14 minutes for this to happen with so much dross context which could have been edited out.

However that's not even the worst bit. The older women unfortunately gets into health issues and they get her to a hospital. There they find out that she needs oxygen. This in what appears to be a built-up city/town and in a Hospital which already has modern equipment.

I'm sorry but this is just weird and stupid. How this is even possible is just ridiculous and the execution is just terrible. Even the actors look awkward as they express their gratitude that she's safe because they know how terrible the script is!

It's a shame as had they cut out this sheer stupidness it would have been a better road movie. I understand it's based on a book of a real trip but if the Director got creative influence then he really should have just stuck to the book!

It's far too long and wounded and repetitive on silly stories and narratives. Cinematography is excellent and there's some strong acting in parts but it's just really average I'm afraid.

The quote that sums it up is 'now I have the confidence to go on the nice wide roads' when she's on a B road and nothing like the six lane highways you get in Asia. Lol.

The whole oxygen cylinder drama is utter nonsense and perhaps just added to create some tension in the climax which fails the movie miserably. Why would someone park a bike in the middle of the river? The director & writers must have been smoking weed while writing a ill-logical climax. By the end of the movie the "radhe radhe" girl is still a coward because she waits till morning to take the oxygen cylinder to the hospital because she doesn't have courage to talk freely to her mother. By the end of the movie, the team-lead is still a selfish women leaving her team behind because she couldn't accomplish her personal goals but in the end still makes to the cover of the magazine. Dia mirza culd have asked the cops to call her husband and get her talk to him & reached the hospital first, but hey the silly director wanted to show all girls show up together in the morning as a 'sign of unity'. 5 stars just because first hour is fine. Sequel of this movie ?? Change the director and story writers and then plan one.