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The story hits you, and hits you hard. Not just because you feel the weight of Richa's chain, but because you can easily relate to how obnoxiously prevalent the patriarchal entitlement runs in and around us. The story brilliantly builds up around the character Richa and is so effective in delivering every slight-but-tectonic-shift in her marriage, albeit the subtlety in the reactions of the actors. The background music was definitely the icing on the cake, right from the first scene during the dance, where each piece was basically an amalgamation of creaking sounds you hear everyday in your chores! Sanya truly delivers and this would easily be her most satisfying performances thus far. The nervous tension building up relating with the ascending drips from water taps, the metaphor on the 'pehli roti' in the end, the last steps of new bride in the home ending up in the right feet, uff, this movie has touched upon every small nuances perfectly!

Started watching without much expectations, this movie packed a punch and delivered, and how! Immerses you in plot from the moment it starts, a cast of lesser known but delightful actors. Can't miss the satirical take on several societal issues prevalent in the rural parts of the country. Great to see the fresh faces delivering amidst the reputable and talented cast of veterans. That adds to the feel good factor in this movie, as compared to other movies where the more privileged actors are the weakest link to the plot and sabotage the good work of the lesser famed but talented actors. Well done Kiran Rao!

As mostly observed in Hindi films, somehow they just don't know how to direct the foreign cast, either look overcooked or way too shabby. I'll give it to Khufiya, have managed that aspect pretty well. But that's just about it. It's a pale shadow of a Bharadwaj movie clan, so much so, that even Tabu looks slightly disinterested at times, which is the rarest of rare sights. Such a potent cast, and yet apart from Gabbi, nobody looked remotely scraped in their acting prowess. Gabbi, great in most parts, has surely provided a wider array of emotions, which, understandably looked a tad overwhelming in the second half. Assuming that your attention is still gripped till the interval, it shall be severely tested by the triviality and immaturity of the plot in the latter half. The best scene though belongs to Gabbi and her short dance sequence.