'Why Cheat India' is a stinging slap on educational policies
Film: "Why Cheat
India; Director: Soumik Sen; Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Shreya Dhanwanthary; Rating: ****(4 stars)
Relevant topical films
frequently fall into the trap of overstatement. But here is where "Why Cheat India" scores high marks. It succeeds avoiding the imbalance between
topicality and engagingness by simply letting the actors be.
The characters in this film
exposing the scam of forged duplicate examinees don't quite develop into the
explosive entities they promise to. Their working class psyche shines in their
disability to generate spectacular drama. Hearts are broken, young lives are
destroyed, marriages fall apart, and ambition dissolve... But life goes on.
Director Soumik Sen sees
life in trivia. In the way the characters speak of their unremarkable life, the
film creates quite a remarkable litany of bustling boredom. Take for example
the character of the protagonist Rakesh alias Rocky's wife. She is so immersed
in her life of mundane domesticity she never imagines there could be any other
life than what she has. Read More
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