![]() His trademark flair for mixing commercial elements in to realism is evident once again. The hardships faced by every strata is accurately explored by Bhandarkar without making the movie appear like a mundane documentary. ![]() The screenplay is fast paced as well as relatable to a significant extent. Lastly, a Kamathipura prostitute (Shweta Basu Prasad) runs out of business and devises a new trick to earn some grub - phone sex. A lady pilot (Aahana Kumra) befriends her new "virgin" neighbour and they get close in this lockdown state. A migrant couple (Prateik Babbar- Sai Tamhankar) lose their jobs in Mumbai and have no option but to walk all the way to their hometown in Bihar. There is a senior citizen (Prakash Belawadi) stuck in locked up Mumbai when he was about to travel to Hyderabad for his daughter's delivery. Bhandarkar chooses to showcase all classes of the society to reflect how the covid lockdown impacted every Indian. ![]() Indeed, the Covid lockdown was something unprecedented, harsh but highly essential as a precautionary measure. " Bomb blasts, 26/11 aur floods mein bhi Mumbai chalta raha.yeh Corona naam ki kya musibat hai!!" goes the lament which accurately reflects the mood of that time. Only this lockdown which started on the fateful evening of 24th March and extended till mid June 2020 wasn't as kind for the lower middle and labour class who lost their bread and butter.and some their lives!! Madhur Bhandarkar, acclaimed for his realistic cinema, chooses this grim chapter which will invariably find a place in Indian history. India Lockdown review : We are probably the first (and hopefully last) generation to have experienced a disease induced country wide lockdown- something which taught us to work from/at home and made online communication a part of our everyday lives. ![]()
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