Gandhari’s Child-Trafficking Thriller Falters Under Contrived, Overdramatic Execution

Gandhari is about a mother named Bani whose daughter is kidnapped.

The kidnapping happens in a busy railway station during a family trip.

Bani is hurt while chasing the kidnapper and temporarily loses her sight.

She still searches for her daughter and tries to uncover a larger child-trafficking network.

Her husband also looks for clues in his own way.

A police officer named Kabir comes to investigate missing children, but the reviews say his investigation is not very effective.

The town is shown as a place where many people hide secrets.

The reviewers felt that the serious story was weakened by confusing twists, dramatic scenes and cultural details that did not help the plot.