Section 375 Quick Movie Review: Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha's Courtroom Drama is Highly Engaging
Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha's Section 375 hits the screens tomorrow but we are fortunate enough to catch its early screening. The courtroom drama looked promising in its trailer and here's what we think about its first half.
Akshaye Khanna returns to play the lead in Section 375. The movie also stars Richa Chadha and Rahul Bhat. Section 375 is a courtroom drama that deals with sexual assault. Section 375 is making news for being the antithesis of Amitabh Bachchan's PINK. It asks the prickling question - what if the person accused of sexual assault and rape is innocent? What if the case is ambiguous and there is no clear right and wrong? We are watching Section 375 right now and here's what we have to say about the first half.
"Perhaps inspired by the case of Vikas Bahl #MeToo movement, in Section 375, we have a Bollywood director Rohit Khurrana accused of rape by a designer assistant, who was also physically beaten. Rohit is convicted by the sessions court, but he continues to maintain his innocence. When the case goes to High Court, a dynamic lawyer Tarun Salina represents him despite the repercussions of taking such a case. Meanwhile, the prosecution is handled by a fiery young lawyer, who was the former's assistant once. Section 375 Actress Richa Chadha on the Box-Office Pressure: ‘It Entirely Depends on the Project’.
The first half of Section 375 deals with the Rashomon effects, offering us two perspectives of the incident. The courtroom sequences are highly engaging with Akshaye Khanna in top form. There are a couple of arguments that are bound to be controversial among the viewers. Nevertheless, you don't really get bored with the fast-paced first half."
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