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Gandhari Review: A Mother’s Fight Lost in Smoke and Mirrors
Gandhari is a movie about a mother named Bani whose child is kidnapped.
She hurts herself while chasing the kidnapper and loses her eyesight.
Even so, she tries to find her child and fight the people responsible.
The story takes place in a fictional town where children are being trafficked.
The town’s police are unable to stop the criminals.
The movie uses masked performers and a monster-like figure called Magrasur to create mystery.
The review says the movie has interesting ideas but does not develop them well.
It praises Taapsee Pannu’s acting and some of the other performers.
However, it says the plot is confusing, the big twist is easy to guess and the film stereotypes Bengali culture.
Taapsee Pannu plays Bani, whose six-year-old child is abducted from a train station.
Bani loses her eyesight while chasing the kidnapper but continues investigating the disappearance.
The film links the kidnapping to sex trafficking targeting children from disadvantaged families.
The review praises Pannu and the supporting cast but criticizes the superficial writing and predictable twist.
It also faults Gandhari for stereotyping Bengal and Bengalis through language, habits and accents.
- Who
- Taapsee Pannu plays Bani, a mother searching for her abducted child; Kanika Dhillon wrote and produced the film, and Devashish Makhija directed it.
- What
- Gandhari is a 116-minute film about a mother confronting kidnappers and a sex-trafficking network after her child disappears.
- Where
- The story is set mainly in Joypurra, a fictional town in West Bengal.
- When
- The film is currently streaming on Netflix.
- Why
- Bani takes matters into her own hands after the authorities fail to recover her child and stop the trafficking network.
Key facts
- Film
- Gandhari
- Runtime
- 116 minutes
- Streaming platform
- Netflix
- Lead actor
- Taapsee Pannu as Bani
- Director
- Devashish Makhija
- Writer and producer
- Kanika Dhillon
- Central issue
- Child kidnapping and sex trafficking
- Review assessment
- Praised for Taapsee Pannu’s performance but criticized for weak execution, a predictable twist and cultural stereotyping
Quotes
An unidentified character
A character who advises Bani during her struggle to recover her abducted child
“Tujhe kaano se dekhna aata hain, aur Maa se bada yoddha koi nahin hain.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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