Aarakshan Review

Aarakshan Rating  3/5

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Aarakshan Movie Review

Ratings:4/5 Reviewer:Taran Adarsh Site:BollywoodHungama

AARAKSHAN is, without doubt, a high-voltage socio-political drama. But, most importantly, it takes on issues head-on, without mincing words. However, the storyteller ensures that the film, at no point, gets preachy or drifts into the sermonizing mode. Like Jha's films, AARAKSHAN has a story to tell and several super dramatic moments. Sure, it takes time to comprehend what's going on initially, due to the fact that the film has multiple characters and too much seems to be happening from the start itself, but things fall in place as the story moves forward and the tension starts escalating.On the whole, AARAKSHAN communicates an engaging story with very relatable characters. It's a movie that is truly inspiring and thought-provoking, but at the same time, its running time is a deterrent.

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Ratings:2.5/5 Reviewer:Saibal Chatterjee Site:NDTV

Prakash Jha’s highly anticipated film isn’t really what the title might suggest: a sledgehammer drama about a simmering political issue that has never been addressed before in a mainstream Hindi film. Instead, it’s a rather safe, superficial and simplistic take on an extremely complex theme. The film lets off steam, and generates some smoke, but the fire is missing.The Aarakshan word is uttered several times in the first half, but the political ramifications of reservation are only touched upon in passing.The second half is another film: the title is forgotten and Aarakshan dives into a plot woven around the ageing protagonist’s battle to rescue his students from the clutches of the greedy men

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Ratings:2.5/5 Reviewer:Pankaj Sabnani Site:Glamsham

Aarakshan begins on a high note. However, as the clock ticks, the graph of the film only heads South.AARAKSHAN is about Prabhakar Anand (Amitabh Bachchan),Deepak Kumar (Saif Ali Khan),Poorbi (Deepika Padukone). Sushant (Prateik). Based on the social issue of reservation, Prakash Jha’s AARARSHAN has its heart at the right place. But AARARSHAN takes so long to convey its message that you run out of patience. The first half, despite taking too long (two back-to-back songs) to get to the central plot, is pretty good. The conflicts between the characters make for a compelling watch. But after the interval, Prakash loses his grip as the narrative just drags. It becomes laborious and repetitive watch, with the story moving at a snail’s pace. The climax is too good to be true and fails to have a great impact.

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Ratings:3/5 Reviewer:Daily Bhaskar Site:Dainik Bhaskar

‘Aarakshan’ deals with the controversial and sensitive issue of ‘reservation,’ but doesn’t aim to give any permanent solution to the issue; instead it leaves the platform open for discussion and interpretation. The first half is quite gripping, but the narrative loses its grips by the end of the story. Had the editing been crispier, it would've allowed the message to be delivered briefly with an immediate effect, nevertheless the story takes you through a roller coaster ride with a high dose of drama.Watch it for the conflicts between the characters and an outstanding performance by Amitabh Bachchan.

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