Manoj Bajpayee, even in a brief role, is a class apart. Bhumi is outstanding, be it with the rifle in her hands or with her dialogues and emotions. Sushant is good, but neither his character nor his performance evokes that feeling where we are rooting for him or empathising with him, which should be the case for a protagonist. Caste equations, patriarchy, gender discrimination, sexual harassment and many other social issues have been highlighted well in the movie.
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The movie is filled with subtle hints about real-life incidents/persons like Sonchiriya (Golden Bird) India used to be known as once upon a time, Emergency, Phoolan Devi and those well-versed with politics might succeed in figuring out its metaphorical references. However, those looking for ‘masala’ most probably won’t be all that satisfied with Sonchiriya. For those who might’ve felt the movie is ‘boring’ looking at the trailer, it is surely not so and keeps you hooked for most of its 146 minutes running time. It’s possible you might leave the theatre, asking yourself if you liked it or not. Sonchiriya is not a bad film, but it doesn't create that 'wow' feeling on the whole. How the encounter between dacoits and cops rips apart the gang, how Indumati and her family comes into the picture and how Lakhna decides to take her and the girl to safety amid hurdles galore is what the film is all about. Man Singh and Lakhna’s goof-up, which leaves them hallucinating occasionally, leads to STF’s Gujjar vowing to destroy them at all costs. While Lakhna wonders what the rebel rules are and doesn’t mind surrendering to the cops, others in the gang feel rebels always live and die in the ravines. It traces the journey of Man Singh's gang as they are on the run from cops, but have to go ahead with their activities for survival. Immense religious beliefs involving superstitions, conflicts and lack of trust among the members, supreme devotion to their leader and importance of following the rebel rules are what constitutes the gang. The film is set in Chambal during the Emergency era in 1975.
The dacoits not just have to protect themselves from danger, but have the additional responsibility of their two new companions. As the cat-and-mouse chase continues, Lakhna and Vakila meet Indumati Tomar (Bhumi Pednekar) and a little girl in distress. As the gang lands uninvited at a bride's house to rob the wealthy family, the STF are already all set to nail the dacoits. The encounter between the two groups leads to the crumbling of the gang. Special Task Force, led by Virender Singh Gujjar (Ashutosh Rana), is out to get the gang dead or alive to clean up Chambal. Man Singh (Manoj Bajpayee) leads a group of dacoits which include Lakhna (Sushant Singh Rajput), Vakil Singh (Ranvir Shorey) in the ravines of Chambal, Madhya Pradesh. Will that be the case for the period crime drama? Do Sushant Singh Rajput and Bhumi Pednekar, both having at least three other films in their kitty, justify their 'sought-after' tag? Read on: Setting the scene
However, the buzz is low and the movie needs word-of-mouth in abundance to take it to the finishing line. After Udta Punjab, Abhishek Chaubey would be thanking his stars for the largely non-controversial build-up to Sonchiriya.
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