inanytime
This is an emotionally powerful film without any unnecessary melodrama. Without being the typical bollywood it gives some insight into the challenges faced by small business owners from big corporates. The main plot is engaging and well paced but I found myself more interested in the lives of the minor characters. More scenes with the Bengali operator Beedi talking about his past life, and his dreams and aspirations would have been fun. Similarly the lives of other minor characters explored more in depth would have been fun to watch. Anupam Kher could have been more humiliating towards his employees to realise the full potential of his character. I didn't like how he kept a cotton swab lodged in his ear, that was unrealistic. I feel that the director was trying to keep the film mainstream by using colourful scenes with choreographed dances and such but it would have worked better if there was a push instead towards making this film look even more like parallel cinema. On the positive side, everybody acted well and the script worked emotionally.
Spectacula
Rhea Chakraborty in the pivotal role of Sonali, has done a commendable job. Gabriella Demetriades playing Zoomi has a glamorous appearance in the film. Raghav Juyal (Sada) and Ali Fazal (Raghu) have done remarkably well. Script and Dialogues could have been better. Anupam Kher as Shining's Chairman (Narayan Singh Vaghela), Swanand Kirkire as Sonali's dad (Dattaram Tandel) and Smita Jaykar as Raghu's mom (Minatayi Pawar) have given great performances individually.The story is about a small local brand Sonali Cable vs big national brand Shining Group. Shining invades Sonali's territory and in order to uproot Sonali Cable, hires goons (who happen to be Sada's elder brother) to attack Sonali's Cable Centre. Sada dies fighting one of the goons. In due course, RaceNet's owner's daughter Zoomi cheats Raghu and Sonali by making their company RaceNet's partner without disclosing that RaceNet had already decided to enter in partnership with Shining. Sonali then takes revenge by hacking into Shining's computer and publicly leaking them through 'Sonali Leaks'. Vaghela goes to police custody, his company Shining Broadband's license gets suspended, and Sonali Cable is revived as Sada Cable. Raghu and Sonali, who love each other, reunite again. Sonali had earlier suspected Raghu of holding knowledge of Zoomi's plan.
sanjudevilmeister
It is laborious to sit through the 127 minute-long film, and soon you are left wondering if director-writer Acharya bit off far more than what he could chew with this one. After watching the film, one gets the feeling that he put way too many issues on his plate, and when it came to arranging his full plate, he couldn't handle the task. Simply put, he fails miserably in establishing his credibility as someone who is serious about handling the issues.Ditto for the emotions, the obvious by-product of any big versus small player fight: Acharya, it seems, just forgot the cardinal rule that one needs to build the tempo if you want those vulnerabilities to resonate with the audience.
victorybj21
awful is the word. specially that dancer was the most annoying character in the movie. Screenplay is forced. Nothing appealing in duologue's even. Every possible twist is tried to incorporate without justifying them. Anupam sir talent seems to be wasted. We just went to the theater that it must be an art movie or something like that. but swear it was a joke in name of a movie. seriously i am to much annoyed. There are some vivid patches in this David-Goliath war, but overall consistency and credibility is a problem. The leading lady tries for perkiness but comes off as a weak link, her foul-mouthiness more forced than natural. Kher is over-the-top. Fazal is a good addition to the team, even if he is in the same mode as he was in 'Bobby Jasoos'. And I like Swanand Kirkire in his acting gigs : he makes things believable even when he is patently on a set.This could have been a modern day fable, but 'Sonali Cable' is not that film.
AD
