Lantrani Review Finds Strength in Surprise Casting Choices

Lantrani is a movie made up of three shorter stories.

Three respected filmmakers directed the different parts.

The stories ask what life is like in India and what it could become.

The first story follows Gomti, a village leader who stops speaking to protest blocked development money.

Nimisha Sajayan plays Gomti, and Jitendra Kumar plays her husband.

The second story gives comedian Johnny Lever a more serious role as a police constable.

The third story is about a television station trying to survive during the pandemic.

The review praises the first two stories more than the third one.

It says the movie is helped by actors appearing in roles audiences may not expect.