Showing posts with label The India Story. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The India Story. Show all posts
(Crisp) Movie Review: THE INDIA STORY by FENIL SETA
4:32 PM
The India Story presents viewers with shocking information about food contamination, rampant pesticide use, and the production of fake milk. As an educational video or documentary, it works best. But a film, especially a courtroom drama, needs high-voltage moments, clapworthy dialogues etc. Sadly, the film is devoid of these crucial aspects. The opposition party is strong, but their lawyer is merely defending the accusations. It doesn't bring forth any evidence or witness to prove its point. Any other corporation would have gone all out to save its face. Moreover, the film gets too depressing in the second half. The finale is predictable and very convenient. Shreyas Talpade hardly has anything to do in the first half but makes his presence felt in the post-interval scenes. Meanwhile, Kajal Aggarwal Kitchlu is the soul of the first half. Murli Sharma and Manish Wadhwa are dependable. Child actor Trisha Sharda plays a difficult role with panache. All in all, The India Story had the potential to be like Damini or Pink, but sadly turns out to be a poorly made courtroom flick.
My rating - * ½ out of 5!
My rating - * ½ out of 5!
My son's favourite Ramayana character is Ravana, and I am playing his wife Mandodari-Kajal Aggarwal
2:59 PM
Akash Bhatnagar (HINDUSTAN TIMES; July 7, 2026)
With two upcoming releases, The India Story and Ramayana: Part 1, Kajal A Kitchlu has quite a busy year ahead. While she remains focused on work, the actor shares that her choice of films has evolved since becoming a mother to her son, Neil Kitchlu, with husband, entrepreneur Gautam Kitchlu.
“After getting married and having a kid, the responsibility upon my shoulders is a lot more. Now, when I’m thinking about a project, I think of it from my child’s point of view. He should be proud of mama. I want him to see a film and say that this was a great piece of work that my mother was a part of,” she says.
Her four-year-old is the reason her excitement for Ramayana: Part 1 is particularly high. She shares, “My son is obsessed with Ramayana. He enacts it and does the whole Ramleela at home in front of me every day. When I told him about the film, he was very excited. Interestingly, his favourite character is Ravana, and I am playing his wife Mandodari.”
Being a mother, working on The India Story has left a lasting impact on her. Dealing with food adulteration, the 41-year-old shares that the film has made her more aware about the food that comes to her home. “We all know about these things, but we don’t really go to the depth of understanding what we are eating and what goes into it. The film is backed by relevant research, and I was shell-shocked. It was an eye-opener for me. Right there and then, I decided what I’m okay giving my child and what absolutely not,” she ends.
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