Concept is good - highlighting issues in some families in Haryana. Fights for property, money and problems faced by women if they're given importance. But the storyline failed badly.
E.g. The kidnapping - how's it even possible to carry an unconcious lady from a multi story building with a guard on duty and come out in open. After kidnapping, the girl ran away with a guy and utlimately called her brother only to sit in his car knowing he only kidnapped her. The other guy, who had no say in their matter and understands how dangerous they are not only sits in the car for no reason but calls him looser only to get shot (obviously). Last scene, the mother killed her only son because he killed their adopted daughter. I don't think in India, expecially Haryana, anybody would kill their only son. They might hate him but killing is far fetched.
Relationships aren't shown properly. If there was love between parents and the daughter or she loved her brother. It's not shown properly.
Everyone for no reason is sad and dull in entire movie even though all are good actors.
The father somehow grieves killing his just born daughter but not his fully grown up brother! Scene when cha-cha ji is killed, actor's dad doesn't do anything to save him. Just watches painfully.
It hurts when movies with a good material fail due to bad portrayal.
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neetabora8 October 2018
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dibeyendu3 June 2019This movie is a best viewed as a dark comedy. The Haryanvi family depicted here is so stupid as to be comic, though they may appear dark and menacing. The son gets into a caper to kidnap his own sister for ransom (because he owes a bookie money after a Rs one crore cricket bet), which quickly degenerates into a farce. The Mom main dialogue is "roti kha". The father drinks whiskey and looks murderous, but he's actually a bit of a softie. The foreign returned sister is supposed to be the strong one but she's brainless like everyone else in the movie. In the end, everyone gets shot.
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wakka_chakka16 May 2018First things First - To be honest for people who haven't lived in Gurgaon might feel that this is what Gurgaon is .. hot headed, rowdy, instilling some sort of fear in you all the time .. well, this is where I am in a fix .. because Gurgaon is definitely this when you read or hear about it .. and Gurgaon is not that when you live and work in here. The layman is busy earning the daily bread and is just unaffected from hooliganism and all ..
Now to the 2nd thing - The problem started when the farmers literally became rich overnight .. filthy rich by the way, not just casual rich .. The native of Haryana had always been worst when it came to things like girl child, honor caste systems and no remorse come what may, among 100 other things which are not good for a healthy society. With such notions give a person unattainable wealth .. this is what happens ..
Now to the movie :) well the movie in itself is alright .. I wouldn't call it gripping because somehow things were not stitched together really well .. there were moments where you feel that it wasn't necessary .. and those moments are highlights by the way .. The moments were merely added to show the lawlessness about Gurgaon and had nothing to do with the story line. Also, the eeriness was kinda forced .. you would know in the moment what is going to happen ..
So, Gurgaon as a movie might depict Gurgaon but only a smallish subset of Gurgaon which has little or nothing to do in the life of a layman. So .. it is unwise to say that Gurgaon is what Gurgaon is .. No .. it is about this particular story and how it is projected on screen. And when it comes to this .. I think the movie was alright .. and when it is streaming on netflix these days .. better see it than not. :) -
mempke30 March 2020A good script good direction tight screenplay best of the artist only Ragni (sasti tapsee pannu) was not upto the mark and title of the film must be different .
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Screenplay - 8.5/10 - Good use of time period and characters . However, the time jump in some scenes are confusing.
Storyline - 5/10 Unwanted characters and scenes like Sophie and the club scene, the govt official and the hunting scenes could have been totally avoided. So was the murder of elder brother of Pankaj Tripathi's character. Preeto calling her brother to pick her up despite knowing that he was behind the kidnapping looks unrealistic for a French educated modern girl.
Acting - 10/10.
Overall- Could have been a very good movie if the storyline could have been more tight and realistic. -
Movie and acting is average. What was irritating was the haryanvi spoken, especially by main character Nikki Singh. Most of his dialogues are not understandable. Even the dialogues in script are so irritating because they added 'sai' after each line. Having said this, its not that all of them were bad, Yogi singha(Jonty) and Pankaj tripathi did a great job. But I believe if harvanvi actors are chosen for such roles it would be much better and much more realistic. Ex:- Jaideep ahlawat in Paatal lok. I believe there is a lot of talent in haryana that needs to be tapped.
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jhumnapahuja29 January 2021It's a story of how money and its greed can change people
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adityakripalani8 May 2018With a masterful control over the craft, Gurgaon is like a python, slowly tightening its grip on you. What at first feels soft and slow, is soon vicelike. Rarely does one see such taut control over the craft and yet a depth of storytelling that involves every aspect of the life in a city, in talking for it and of it.
The film talks of the fertility of it, the creation power of the city, and how it was robbed, it talks about what is to befall man if man sees land as a commodity and nothing else. IT talks of the villagers caught in the crossfire, the women, the children, the loyalists, the frauds, the sell outs, everyone caught in the crossfire till all that's left behind is carcasses of people who once had a soul. Watched it twice, once in the theatre and once on netflix. Strongly recommend it.
The theme music, played in multiple instruments is beautiful and haunting, it's still playing in my ears hours after seeing the film. Visually stunning, unsurprising of the director since he's a cinematographer. But in being in such control of the film, he could have made a misstep visually, but no. It's spot on in depicting the land, the fog, the desolate eerie roads, the dread, the concrete jungle overtaking the real one. And so many beautiful metaphors interwoven in audio and visual into a a tale of deceit and disloyalty, of birth and death and a warning to us, of what is to come if change isn't brought about soon. -
Thedudeabides_thelaw16 March 2022The film looks at the darker underbelly lurking underneath the high rises and the riches of Gurgaon. I think the title alludes to the real estate boom and the clash of cultures in Gurgaon. A farmer turned real estate developer Kheri singh played by Pankaj Tripathi is not the role Pankaj Tripathi has been typecast into by commercial cinema and he does a fine job. Akshay Oberoi was a revelation. The movie is extremely well shot. The plot though interestingly dark seems never the focus of the director. Elder brother kidnapping an adopted younger sister is very very dark but it is more about the characters and their relationships, so the plot moves slowly. Not that I'm complaining.
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www-aman999812 October 20181st half was quite good which lays down the story but 2nd half is predictable.Very good performances by actors.BGM was quite irritating some time
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gautam-moharil24 September 2018Gurgaon is a complex tale of a farmer turned land developer Kehri Singh. He has two sons and an adopted daughter whom he favors. This is a unhappy family and it's apparent right from the start. The dissatisfied elder son plots to kidnap the sister and things spiral out of hand.
This is as dark as anything I've ever seen in a film. This film is full of dark pasts, male egos and violence against women. The performances are great and the background score maintains a constant sense of dread throughout the film. -
iamvivekmahajan16 March 2019No story. Pathetic story line - every one just kills everyone, extremely slow. Great acting but really poor script. I would just make a short 15 minute documentary rather than 2 hour movie of every one just killing each other.
Watch it if you want to kill your time..don't waste time. I would rather switch off TV and watch it than watch this movie.. -
beevenkat4 August 2019Director n cinematographer Shanker Raman's #Gurgaon, another low-budget film, is amazing. The North-Indian setting is real, dark, gloomy n disturbing. A father (Tripathy) wants to hand over his real-estate business to his educated n responsible beti (Khanna), but the nalayak beta (Oberoi) is dead against this move. He kidnaps her, to pay off his debts n what follows is both, interesting n intriguing. Good performances from the entire cast, makes this film memorable. The climax is hatke n clapworthy. Rating 4/5.
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meghaprofile3 January 2019I watched the movie on Netflix. The movie is dull. The acting is dull. Specially the acting of Nikki. He always has the same expression on his face. There is a message but the focus is somehow drifted. For me, the movie can be skipped.
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rohitladha27 August 2018Despite a cliched storyline, director has picturised the story beautifully. . In a subtle way, it has also pointed out the issue of female infanticide. .
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ets_kool19 August 2020Utter waste of time. Lethargic acting from all cast including Tripathi. The guy who played Nikki got only one expression through out the movie.
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vg4020 September 2018Amazed by the work. Dark, noir, telling. An absolute gem in every department of film making. Watched it on Netflix today. This director can match Hollywood (or even Iranian gems) I believe. Still trembling minutes after the film is over.
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This movie had a potential to be a good movie but it was ruined due to lazy writing.
The 1st half was brilliant and captivating but the 2nd half became equally disastrously.
The entire dialogues were in haryanvi so hindi speaking people cannot understand a single word without subtitles. -
schrilax19 November 2020Slow and poignant and absorbing. Film making at its best. Beautiful plot and storyline. Top notch acting but the beauty of the movie lies in the direction and cinematography. The burden of being rich is explored along with social issues like female infanticide. Dark storyline which is unpredictable adds to the beauty. Pankaj Tripathi, Shalini Vatsa, Aamir Bashir, Akshay Oberai and Ashish Verma outstanding performances. Ragini Khanna does her bit as Preeto. I just want to congratulate the entire cast for creating this masterpiece. In the same league as a Black Friday or a Tumbbad which speaks volumes about the movie. Salute.
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praful-tyagi10 March 2019This is a very bad film. Pathetic acting. Pathetic direction. Such a lazy writing. Their main focus was only on creating an unusual atmosphere and they failed in that too. Can't understand why a filmmaker like Anurag Kashyap was recommending this film.
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regiusrshn9 January 2019Good movie. Much to learn. True story. Good background music with lots of suspense and thrill.
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shamimmamun-4600928 June 2020It had all the ingredients to become an intense thriller but poor Direction & disastrous Screenplay spoil the movie. Each Actor has given 1 expression thought the film. Climax.... worst I've seen in a long time.
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sharma-abhishekk28 July 2019One of the dark and deep stories that dissect through black realities of Society. But we are at justice has been served in the end. At the moments during movie you would want to stop watching but if you finish watching you get your reward.
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debadattadash-880923 November 2023The story had a great potential. Kudos to the director and the team who portrayed the stroy in such a beautiful screenplay. Yes there are some point where the team could have done it well. Like the character "Bhuvi". That was one of the strongest character in the whole movie but in the movie it was not justified. Likewise the character " Karla" Could have been much better. Overall the execution is good but we have seen these kind of stories are ruling over the market like burari case.
Again we have to appreciate the efforts of the actors also. All the main characters were pushing there boundaries and of course pankaj ji always rocks, Akshay oberoi was at his best.
So it's a very good movie which could be a great series.