Saina

For me it was just an average movie. Parineeti Chopra looks good somewhere but actually she doesn't get hold of the character of Saina Nehwal. In many parts of the movie, she was not that convincing.

Amol Gupte, who is a respected filmmaker, this time does'nt lives up to expectation. His cinema lacked perfection and execution.

Every good biopics you watched on sportsperson in India like MSDhoni, Sachin a billion dreams, there was something which touched you, which will remain with you for a long time time... Here that special something is missing very badly. There isn't a single moment in the movie which you can take home with you.

Saina Nehwal carrer actually had all the ingredients for making a perfect biopic, but somewhere the execution falls flat.

Bollywood has lost the art of movie making. They think that, just take renowned actress and cast her for the role irrespective of acting skills. The standout feature of the movie was mole on her cheek. Parineeti pls quit acting.

The movie keeping aside the dismal performance of the Parineeti, also fails to showcase the role of Pullela Gopichand as a coach. I think his name is not even mentioned and is played by some other imaginary coach. Her mom gets more coverage than coach .

Probably Saina forgot her roots and okayed such a script. Weird. ...

Enough of this biopic. Bollywood should stop making more. Very poor from all.

Saina is just a mediocre biographical sports drama film, which couldn't entirely justify Saina Nehwal's life story.

The film opens in the year 2018 where Saina wins two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The first half of the film begins from her childhood days and young Saina is portrayed by a ten-year-old Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye with ease. Although she hardly got any dialogues but she is so comfortable with badminton matches because in real life she is also one of India's brightest young prospects in the sport of badminton.

Amole Gupte's story is predictable and his direction is simple. He manages to narrate the 31 years of Saina Nehwal in 135 minutes runtime. But the storyline is highly predictable even for the viewers who don't know much about Saina Nehwal's achievements.

The screenplay is stretched in the second half and the downfall of Saina's life isn't executed well. The matches aren't choreographed well, more focused and compelling cinematography would have taken Saina to next level. The climax match of the film lacks the required intensity.

Parineeti Chopra delivered a decent performance. She looks quite convincing as a badminton player and manages to pull off this role with dexterity. Subhrajyoti Barat got an underwritten role. Meghna Malik got a well-written role in the first half and delivered a good performance.

Manav Kaul's character isn't well established, he tries to lift a poorly written character with his sharp dialogue delivery. Eshan Naqvi as Parupalli Kashyap, Saina's boyfriend (now husband) is just shown as her supporter. The makers could have shown that he too is a badminton champion who has won several medals for the country. Other supporting casts are just average.

Saina Movie Rating: Direction 2/5 Acting 3/5 Editing 3/5 Story 2.5/5 Screenplay 2/5.