Jhund Review: Nagraj delivers a masterpiece with Bachchan delivering one of his most charming performances!
Movie: Jhund
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhinay Raj Singh, Ganesh Deshmukh, Vicky Kadian
Director: Nagraj Manjule
Rating: 4 stars
Story:
Vijay Barse, a social worker from Nagpur whose non-profit organisation Slum Soccer instructs impoverished children in football, has inspired Jhund. Deewar, one of Bachchan’s most well-known films, serves as a metaphor for the barrier that separates a slum from an excellent institution.
Directions & Writing:
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule’s story is fantastic, combining sports with a social message. The screenplay by Nagraj Popatrao Manjule is brutal. However, he prioritises entertainment. The situation becomes a little more serious, yet it never becomes dismal or too dark; he knows when to draw the line. However, the writing is stretched in a few instances. The conversations of Nagraj Popatrao Manjule are conversational and, at times, rather amusing. The directing of Nagraj Popatrao Manjule is excellent.
Technical Departments:
Sudhakar Yakkanti Reddy’s cinematography is unique, with particularly well-executed slum and football scenes. The production design by Snigdha Katmahe and Pankaj Shivdas Poal is highly realistic. The script calls for non-glamorous costumes for Priyanka Gayatri Dubey and Mahananda Sagare. Amitabh Bachchan’s outfits by Veera Kapur Ee are a little drab, but they fit the character. The editing by Kutub Inamdar and Vaibhav Dabhade should have been better.
Music:
The music of Ajay-Atul is good. The background score of Saket Kanetkar is significantly better, which adds to the effect.
Performances:
In his long and outstanding career, Amitabh Bachchan has delivered a number of spectacular performances. In Jhund, though, he dazzles with his performance. He keeps his act under control, and it pays off handsomely. Ankush Gedam is the film’s biggest surprise, and he gets a lot of screen time. Babu is played by Priyanshu Kshatriya, who is funny. In the scene where he plays the banjo, Yogesh Uikey is fantastic. Rajiya Kazi is a good too. Kishor Kadam is excellent at antagonist roles. Angel Anthony and Vishakha Uikey are given limited screen time. Other kids are perfect at their characters. Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar (Sambhya) from SAIRAT both appear in Jhund, and both perform admirably.
Verdict:
Overall, Nagraj Popatrao Manjule’s direction, as well as the performances, make Jhund an excellent social entertainer. It has a lot of promise at the box office because word of mouth is likely to be quite positive.
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