Bandishala (2019)
26KBandishala: Directed by Milind Lele. With Mukta Barve, Pravin Tarde, Sharad Ponkshe, Madhav Abhynkar. Madhavi Sawant is a resilient police officer who tries to root out the corrupt administration in the prisons. However, she makes powerful enemies who plot a gang rape against her. The harrowing incident leaves a strong Madhavi, broken. The film attempts to bring out the discrimination and crimes against women to the forefront through Madhavi’s story.
“The movie theme is good. Acting by Mukta Barve is also good. But as you are engrossed in the first half, the story takes a serious turn. But here the director fails. The court scenes, arguments by the lawyer of the accused is filmy, non realistic and stupid. One should have more knowledge about how such hearings are conducted. The climax is super comic! The heroine takes the law in her hands and punishes everybody responsible, just like a south Indian movie. All this shabby handling downgrades the film to mere 3-4 ranks.”
