Nail Polish

Nail Polish

Celebrated sports coach and former army officer Veer Singh is arrested and charged with the rape and murder of two migrant children. He is also suspected of killing dozens of other children over a period of five years. Sid Jaisingh, an ambitious and successful defense lawyer, is hired to represent Veer. The case is a stepping stone for Jaisingh's political career, and he is confident he can win despite the overwhelming evidence against his client. During the trial, and after a prison attack, Veer appears to lose his memory and develops a second personality. He begins acting like a timid, middle-aged Kashmiri woman named Charu Raina, claiming this is his true self. The film's title alludes to this turn, as the new personality requests nail polish. Jaisingh pivots his defense, arguing that his client has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and that the "Veer Singh" personality is no longer mentally present to be tried. The defense and prosecution battle over the validity of this claim, questioning if the personality shift is a genuine psychological episode or a calculated act. A psychiatrist testifies that Veer does, in fact, have DID. The court eventually rules that it cannot punish the personality currently controlling Veer's body and declares a mistrial.

Director

Bugs Bhargava Krishna

Release

1 Jan 2021

Run time

128 min

Language

Hindi