Gautaman Bhaskaran

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However, this is not to reduce Patna Shuklla to some kind of non-entity. It has its moments, and they are compelling. It is lovely to watch Raveena in a completely new avatar – as a lawyer pleading for a poor girl, whose life and future are at stake in the hands of a corrupt university administration surreptitiously exchanging the mark sheets of rich students, (with poor academic record) with those of academically brilliant young men and women who have no money power or political backing. Patna Shuklla is undoubtedly one of the better films I have seen in recent months, but it sinks a little in my estimation because it tends to borrow a tad too much from Jolly LLB. But, examination scam is a huge business and the film arrives at a very appropriate time.

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Tiku Weds Sheru looks quite jaded, and seems to be unsure of where to place itself

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Also, the work makes a caricature of its two Thai police officers – one of them played by Lucky Ali – and they appear like buffoons, who have been called in to investigate the disappearance of Abhishek’s (Ranvir Shorey, last seen in 420 IPC as a prosecution lawyer) wife. He comes across as a pompous, conceited guy, and plays the character with a lot of conviction.