Saket Chaudhary's 'Hindi Medium' gives a good message, without ever getting too preachy. Its a fun watch, that scores higher on pluses than on minuses! This recent sleeper-hit, is a worthy watch!
'Hindi Medium' Synopsis: A couple from Chandni Chowk aspire to give their daughter the best education and thus try be a part of and accepted by the elite of Delhi.
'Hindi Medium' is about the struggle of parents who go to extreme lengths to get their daughter the best in education. Zeenat Lakhani & Saket Chaudhary's Screenplay intelligently treats a serious social-message, with genuinely funny humor. Its amusing to watch the leading-pair do what they have to do get their kid in the right school & the tone is light-hearted all through. The first-hour, in particularly, is joyous. The second-hour does get a little flabby, but the climax packs a punch. Saket Chaudhary's Direction is noteworthy. Cinematography & Editing are credible.
Performance-Wise: Irrfan Khan empowers 'Hindi Medium' with a winning performance. The versatile actor is simply superb & flaunts his gift in comic-timing. Saba Qamar is natural & very affecting. Deepak Dobriyal is excellent, as always. Tillotama Shome is outstanding. Amrita Singh leaves a mark. Sanjay Suri & Neha Dhupia are wasted in cameos.
On the whole, 'Hindi Medium' is a good watch.
'Hindi Medium' Synopsis: A couple from Chandni Chowk aspire to give their daughter the best education and thus try be a part of and accepted by the elite of Delhi.
'Hindi Medium' is about the struggle of parents who go to extreme lengths to get their daughter the best in education. Zeenat Lakhani & Saket Chaudhary's Screenplay intelligently treats a serious social-message, with genuinely funny humor. Its amusing to watch the leading-pair do what they have to do get their kid in the right school & the tone is light-hearted all through. The first-hour, in particularly, is joyous. The second-hour does get a little flabby, but the climax packs a punch. Saket Chaudhary's Direction is noteworthy. Cinematography & Editing are credible.
Performance-Wise: Irrfan Khan empowers 'Hindi Medium' with a winning performance. The versatile actor is simply superb & flaunts his gift in comic-timing. Saba Qamar is natural & very affecting. Deepak Dobriyal is excellent, as always. Tillotama Shome is outstanding. Amrita Singh leaves a mark. Sanjay Suri & Neha Dhupia are wasted in cameos.
On the whole, 'Hindi Medium' is a good watch.