Lucknow Central Movie Review
15 Sep 2017
Lucknow Central movie review: what critics say (22)
What critics say Critics are divided: 3 of 22 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 7 gave it 2 or less. Praised: the performances and the script. Criticised: the emotion.
Lucknow Central is frequently stupid. The prisoners wanting to break out, to give you just one example, stash fake police uniforms in their drum set – even though their band doesn’t ever play or practice with drums.
Read the full reviewThe film doesn’t make any significant statements on the legal system or rehabilitation beyond tedious displays of violence or stray moments, like when the out-on-parole convicts realise they are unwelcome, unfit for the world…
Read the full reviewSince the movie is about a group of prisoners forming a band, music has to be the core of the film and it has to connect with the listeners.
Read the full reviewThe story of great escape of five prisoners from Lucknow Central jail is a decent watch because of the supporting cast.
Read the full reviewLucknow Central packs some interesting performances, especially from the supporting cast.
Read the full reviewLucknow Central is a riveting tale of prisoners with an interesting premise and some sparkling performances but similarities with Qaidi Band will surely affect the film in every possible way.
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What we know
After being accused of murder and awaiting his death penalty, Kishen Mohan Girhotra is compelled by NGO worker Gayatri Kashyap to form a musical band of prisoners to compete at band competition held at the dreaded jail of ‘Lucknow Central’. Kishen befriends and convinces a talented bunch of criminals to form a band that provides them with a purpose and a new lease of life.
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Cast and crew
Farhan AkhtarKishan Mohan Girhotra
Diana PentyGayatri Kashyap
Deepak DobriyalVictor Chattopadhyay
Gippy GrewalParminder Singh Gill aka Pali
Rajesh SharmaPurushottam Madan Pandit
InaamulhaqDikkat Ansari
Ronit RoyJailer Raja Shrivastava
Ravi KishanCM Pawan Singh Chaturvedi
Veerendra SaxenaIG
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Day-wise India net starts on 15 Sep 2017. Advance booking and every day's figure are on the box office page.
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Questions
Is Lucknow Central worth watching?
Critics rate it mixed: 2.7 out of 5, with 10 of 22 critics recommending it.
When did Lucknow Central release?
15 Sep 2017.
Who is in the cast of Lucknow Central?
Farhan Akhtar, Diana Penty, Deepak Dobriyal, Gippy Grewal, Rajesh Sharma, Inaamulhaq, Ronit Roy, Ravi Kishan.
Who directs Lucknow Central?
Ranjit Tiwari.
What do critics say about Lucknow Central?
22 critic reviews are on this page, with a Critic Score of 2.7 out of 5. Each one shows the critic, a short excerpt and a link to the full review.