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Choked. Anurag Kashyap.2020 The film movie ever made keeping the illustrious "Demonetization" in the main plot. The film has exceedingly well written first half, neatly expressed empathy between the couple, chemistry with inquisitive neighbors but somehow it misses the mark at the very end. The last 15 minutes of the film looks more like a patch then a proper fulfillment to a well-made thriller. Saiyami Kher is excellent in her role as a disappointed, vulnerable and ambitious bank employee. Choked runs heavily on the traditional background score but in some places it airs a tad loud. Choked metaphorically means various things in the film from corruption to a not so happy relationship and from doomed future to current condition of the country.

This film might get an extremely polar reviews for some of its political stand and approach against the current government. It's an extremely well sanitized and different version of Kashyap.

Netflix disappointing me again and again. Please learn from prime videos, MX player or at least voot before producing any irritating stuff

Choked is dull & unbearable. Can't believe this is the director who gave us Gangs of Wasseypur. Netflix again disappoints with the choice of Indian content they are making they need to learn something from Amazon Prime.

Netflix Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai, made on the background of demonetization, focuses on the ups and downs of the relationship.

When Prime Minister Modi brings demonetization on 8 November 2016 in the film, the story takes a different pace.

The film's story is served with a historical judgment of relationship and demonetization. This film refreshes the memories associated with the 2016 note ban.

Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai also emphasizes that the effect was thought about demonetization. Did not happen as they believe.

Even middle-class families were emotionally killed here. The black money holders managed to keep it in the new note as well.

It is a smart film written by Nihit Bhave that concerns itself with more than the cause.

The film is initially complicated. But the way the film's story is presented. She keeps you tied However, the film's climax remains weak. Looking at the film, it seems like he had to finish in a hurry.

There is a lack of clarity and sharpness for which Anurag Kashyap is known.

Netflix Choked wants to say a lot but is not as hard-hitting or too entertaining as its tweets.

Saiyami Kher can save this film in terms of acting. She has been great. Her role is powerful, which she has played well.

However, the character of Saiyami repeatedly goes back to her past, which affects the pace of the film. But this is not her fault.

Roshan Mathew is well in his character Sushant. Many times his role gets angry at seeing his character, which shows his quality as an actor. This young actor has an impressive personality and speaking eyes.

Amrita Subhash's work is also good. However, she is inconsistent as it is warm and swells in parts. The character of Rajshri Deshpande is worth watching.

As I have already said, you will not see the original Anurag Kashyap, but the way the story is captured is fantastic. He has shown the middle-class in Mumbai very well.

The film's dialogues are strong, and many conversations lighten the mood of the film.

Overall Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai is an engaging film. Despite some faults, the film is successful in entertaining you, so you can give your time to watch it.

Of all things, Anurag Kashyap's Choked will be remembered for its end-to-end middle-class Marathi household detailing. Saiyami Kher portrays bank teller Sarita Pillai, wife of (loafer, carrom-playing husband) Sushant Pillai (Roshan Mathew), in an extremely believable manner. It's evident in the body language, the dressing style, and even her transient expressions. Mathew is also quite impressive in his Bollywood debut, playing a struggling musician who speaks broken Tamil when irritated.

At first, I found it difficult to digest the fact that Mathew plays the father of a school-going kid in the film. But the writing in these bits is solid. Both the characters are given the kind of texture you'd expect in a Kashyap movie, sans the darkness. The exchanges between husband and wife, some of which seem improvised, hit the bullseye, especially in the first half. This is a film with a lot of supporting characters, primarily owing to its setting. The dingy apartment building and its surrounding premises are home to many a party-and-gossip-loving aunty with first world (homemaker) problems, nosy neighbours, and a large sum of unaccounted money.

I liked the set up of the premise. The depiction of Sarita's hum-drum daily life and the despair associated with it is a shining example of writing and crafting going hand in hand. The recurring shots of the door being locked and the light being switched off convey the monotony strikingly well. Once the husband-wife dynamic is neatly established, the story moves on to its pivotal incident - Sarita finding neatly packed bundles of currency popping out of her clogged kitchen sink. Equate this with 2016's demonetization and you have an interesting hook.

While the satirical bits around demonetization work (especially if you're in line with Kashyap's politics), the thrills fail to match up. Some subplots (about a laundering scheme and the reason behind Sarita feeling "choked" often) don't work to great effect. The finale looks like it was re-written to make it seem like just another feel-good flick. It just doesn't sit well with what we've known Kashyap for. Or maybe, I simply expect too much from him.