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Chicken Curry Law
STORY: When a foreign national is raped by an influential minister’s sons, she attempts to seek justice, but it only leads to an agonising and infuriating series of events.
REVIEW: ‘Chicken Curry Law’, a metaphor that illustrates a victim’s trial, attempts to question the ways of our judicial system. Maya Johnson’s (Natalia Janoszek) case comes to light through a news report that shows her lying, bruised and half-naked, on a street. And with it, the quest of social worker Satya Deshmukh (Nivedita Bhattacharya) begins.
Satya hunts for information and witnesses, and stumbles upon a jaded lawyer Sitapati Shukla (Ashutosh Rana), who once lost faith in the system, but is convinced to get back in the game. This one’s tricky, for it involves none other than the minister’s sons. Not that this is the first of its kind, but you still drag through the predictable plot, struggling to empathise with the melodramatic characters, who fail to connect – with each other as well as with the audiences. And it’s not just the weak dialogues and subplots, but even the make-up that shows bruises that is shoddily done. There are also goofy supporting actors with strange accents, who are thrown in for some comic relief. But alas, the comedy leaves zero impact.
There is so much that could have been done with this concept, but it falls apart at the execution level. The performances, too, are not up to the mark. Overall, it’s an attempt to start a dialogue and bring about a change, but if you’re looking for a story that leaves an impact, this one is far from that.
Details
Official Sites: Official Facebook
Country: India
Language: Hindi
Release Date: 9 August 2019 (India)
Also Known As: Chicken Curry Law
Box Office
Budget:INR 80,000,000 (estimated)
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