CRIMINAL JUSTICE- BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS (2020)

 Starring- Pankaj Tripathi, Kriti Kulhari, Anupriya Goenka, Mita Vashisht, Shilpa Shukla, and Ashish Vidyarthi.

Written and Directed By- Rohan Sippy, Arjun Mukerjee

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Nikhat Hussain- "Bikram Chandra was a really great guy! I don't understand why she killed him."

Madhav Mishra- "Pata nahi ye great guy-great guy kya hota hai? Hume to log kabhi-kabhi Gau aadmi bol dete hai"!

I'm a fan of the way Hotstar and Co. created the Criminal Justice Season 1. But season 2 was a bit too lame. S1 had that constant urge amongst the audience to know how Vikrant would be proved innocent and who was the actual killer...... but in S2, right from E1, you can guess why Kriti stabs her husband and believe me there is no twist or turns, unlike S1.



Nevertheless, S2 is still quite interesting to watch and with some power packed performances, the show levels up. Pankaj looks more like the lead of this film and Kriti looks a second fiddle to him despite her strong performance through her facial expressions.

Strength of the show is the layered revealing of psyche and how deep it affects even good and positive characters also unintentionally, that even the main lead, Madhav ji (Pankaj Tripathi) who is fighting for this lady is not totally free from it. Yet, that man has to conscience to find his true pysche, and thus asks his colleague, Nikhat ji (Anupriya Goenka), to take up the case as she would do it better.


Its mainly all women show, where Pankaj Tripathi as usual shines above all as expected. But who shines after him? Anupriya Goenka as Nikhat shines, as Madhav gives her opportunity to lead the case and himself becomes her assistance. May look small but this gesture itself speaks loudly about Madhav and a real man and sensibilities. Story may revolve around Kriti Kulhari, who wears all time scared look, but its Anupriya Goenka who steals the show from her. Anupriya comadiare with Pankaj Tripathi is something which you may call a hit jodi and people would like to watch them more together. Their chemistry is terrific. The child artist has done very good and sensitive job.

Finally, its the man , Pankaj Tripathi as Madhav Mishra, a poor lawyer who has not even his own laptop and vehicle but beat blue out of opponents due to him sharp intellect, lovable approach towards life and society, and shows everytime that happiness is something which you can wear even in testing times no matter how difficult situations and hardships cover you.

Finally, Anupirya Goenka deserves more appreciation than what she gets.
My Rating- 6.5/10.

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