Pataakha

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Pataakha

2018

2h 14m

Drama

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Feuding sisters realize how foolish they've been.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

I've always maintained that Bharadwaj is great with set-up and dwindles as a finisher. Happy to be proved wrong this time around. Pataakha's ending is a cracker.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 28, 2018

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

It's cacophony without juice or magic.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 28, 2018

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Swetha Ramakrishnan

Firstpost

Way too many directors have managed to capture the essence, dialect and inherent charm of rural India, but Vishal Bhardwaj takes it one step further with Pataakha.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 10, 2023

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Anna M.M. Vetticad

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Trust Vishal Bhardwaj to get to the root of India-Pakistan enmity plus crack Bollywood's star system, both with one stone.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 11, 2021

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Poulomi Das

Arré

Vishal Bhardwaj's Pataakha understands this language of sisterhood, where throwing abuses, insults, and jabs at each other is par for the course.

Mar 11, 2019

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Shilpa Jamkhandikar

Reuters

Much like his protagonists, Bhardwaj doesn't know when to cut it short and walk away.

Sep 28, 2018

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Uniquely original story, excellent casting, superlative performances - the standout is the debutant Radhika Madan - and competent screenplay and direction that makes the story work, which is no small feat in Bollywood where numerous films butcher a good story/script with hackneyed direction, stereotypical screenplays and bombastic acting. What make it even more enjoyable for me was knowing that this story is based on a real life of the writer who based it on his own marriage.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Never soars high, never redeems itself completely.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Pataakha is like a cracker, its bright, loud, leaves fumes smoke and not to everyone's taste but a delight to watch none the less. The plot revolves around two sisters who are always bickering, the slangs they use and their rowdy fights are a treat to watch but does get stale after a time. The cast and their performances are fabulous but the story and script needed more content.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

Hilarious movie. Brilliant display of talent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

High quality talent displayed. Entertaining.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Exceptional performances.. The best I have seen in recent times..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Synopsis

Feuding sisters realize how foolish they've been.

Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Producer: Rekha Bhardwaj, Vishal Bhardwaj, Ajay Kapoor, Ishan Saksena, Dheeraj Wadhawan, Abhinav Jain
Screenwriter: Vishal Bhardwaj, Charan Singh Pathik
Production Co: Kyta Productions, B4U Motion Pictures, Vishal Bhardwaj Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 27, 2018
Runtime: 2h 14m

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