Uvaa Movie Review

Some effective acting by Rajit Kapoor as the disciplinarian principal who crumbles when faced with a domestic crisis ,and Jimmy Sheirgil as a cop who changes colours faster than the film's loose-limbed script can register, and a…

But most importantly, the film's finale is utterly unconvincing, objectionable in its insinuation that being a being a woman is a punishment, and jarring, in that order.

One of the tracks in the film, Jiyo Lalla, has a line that goes lsquoLagake taaron mein tadka, chalo maggi banate hainrsquo

If only director Jasbir Bhatti had dwelt on the subject rather than concentrating on silly school scenes and even sillier teachers, we would have had a hard-hitting film on our hands.

Films about youth striving for change and questioning authority have existed from the beginning of time.

...if the objective of the film was to put forth that radical idea then the exercise itself was futile. The strappy narrative goes back and forth trying to delineate past and present without much success or class.

Uvaa shines in its own right, with its strong, resonating theme how we, as citizens, must step up and change society and the system that is archaic and outdated, and create a safer and better environment for ourselves.

Various films raise issues and portray aam junta’s plight, their silent protests and outrage against the system, but fail to offer a credible solution to fight the crime.