Pagglait

Brilliant and a very well written movie. Dialogues are terrific, delivering a sharp stab of sarcasm or a sudden spot of humour.

What a lovely cast! I began with this because they are the soul of the beautifully knit tale. Let's keep the technicalities aside, I want to go gaga over how beautifully so many issues have been raised with such poise without overdoing them (as most of the movies do). It's all so subtle that it just slides along with the main plot. Things as small (but as important) as a different cup given to a Muslim girl for tea or an aged person scolding a young one for things he himself is doing. Just loved all these small things. Brilliantly enacted by everyone, such beautifully written characters. I liked the subplot too but people can differ here as per their own choices. Moreover, that builds for the finale. And yes, I really liked how they ended the movie. But how did our lovely protagonist came to that conclusion? That has been drafted out perfectly. I simply loved how money changed everything in the movie and played a pivotal role in reforming Sandhya as a woman, as an individual, and as the protagonist. I might be a little generous with my rating but it's so good to watch something like this from Bollywood. We need more such movies!

There was a lot in the film which really worked for me. The whole ensemble cast gave solid performance and all the characters had certain warmth to them. Especially Sheeba chaddha and Ashutosh Rana. Trio of Sanya malhotra, Shruti sharma and sayani gupta does justice to their roles too.

It's a feel good drama about emancipation of a woman who found herself amidst a tragedy but is not affected by it at all and we are left confused why isn't she affected. It touches on too many things for its own good. I liked it but didn't love it maybe bcz the conflict was not well outlined so it left me for wanting more. I thought some subplots could have been done away with as they didn't add much to the main story. Nevertheless it's an interesting watch so go on and check it out on Netflix.

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.

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.