Why Cheat India (2019)
Rakesh Singh (Emraan Hashmi) grew up in Jhansi. The way out of the small town, and into a dignified salaried life, was becoming a doctor. This meant clearing a joint entrance exam. He tried thrice and failed. His elder brother, on the other hand, became a surgeon in Johns Hopkins University. But Rakesh turned the very system that slotted him as a failure on its head. For a handsome amount of cash, he began selling seats in engineering colleges to mediocre students who, like him, didn’t find answers or solace in rotational mechanics..
Rating: 3/5
All said and done, Cheat India is informatively entertaining and Emraan Hashmi makes sure to maintain this throughout. Yet another, honest attempt by Emraan to prove why he can do a lot more. Skipping the preachy route, the movie just delves into a fun zo.
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Rating: 3/5
The final monologue of the film has Emraan expose the flaws and loopholes in the existing education system. For students and parents both, Why Cheat India is a must watch to experience the lesser known facts about the prevalent system. Also, Emraan fans w.
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Rating: 2/5
Even after this movie ends, you aren’t particularly enlightened about the conman who manipulated the Indian educational system nor are you smarter about how to ace a competitive exam. It doesn’t give you an insight into the futility of this rat race c.
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Rating: 3/5
Why Cheat India ticks off most of the boxes and Emraan Hashmi's confident performance keeps you entertained. If only Soumik Sen's writing and direction had a little more sharpness to it!.
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Rating: 3/5
What works for the film is the acting. Emraan and newbie Shreya have done a well-enough job and share enough of a chemistry for you to be interested in the outcome of their old-school romance. Emraan knows how to deliver punch dialogue in style and is giv.
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Rating: 0/5
But don’t be fooled by these numbers: this film is indifferent to the plight of students. It sees them as numbers, as cautionary tales, as herds to be directed and forgotten. India’s parents and coaching centres have done that for eons. We didn’t ne.
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Rating: 1.5/5
A couple of the acts — Snighadeep Chatterjee as Sattu, the good student turned bad, and Shreya Dhanawantary as Nupur, the girl who works hard to catch Rocky’s eye—are good. Hashmi, who can be excellent as the regular guy on the wrong side of the tra.
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Rating: 2.5/5
A plot twist in the last act comes as a surprise, although bits of the explanation to the lead up are unclear. It is in this segment that Shreya gets to showcase her skills as the small town girl breaking out of archaic shackles. Hashmi plays the part of .
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Rating: 2.5/5
Why Cheat India is a low-key drama that might not meet the expectations of the constituency that swears by a Rohit Shetty. What it does, and does reasonably well, is address a subject that is real in a manner that, despite its adherence to many of the bro.
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Rating: 3/5
Helmed by Gulaab Gang director Soumik Sen, this is the second flick from Hashmi’s production house- Emraan Hashmi Films. Cheat India will hit the big screens on January 25, 2019. The actor was last seen in the multi-starrer Baadshaho that had Ajay Devgn.
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