Language: Hindi
Forged: Nushrat Bharuccha, Tsahi Halevi, Rajesh Jais, Amir Boutrous, Nishant Dahiya
Director: Pranay Meshram
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Heartbreaking story of an Indian woman trapped in Iraq. Nushrratt Bharuccha has done justice to this position. However, it could also have been higher. The story of Akelli, I somehow felt that it was not stitched effectively. An inordinate amount of artistic liberties failed the film. It starts off effectively, but fails to captivate viewers.
Not much of a convincing script, the film begins with Jyoti (Nushrratt Bharuccha) attempting to get a job abroad and eventually ending up in Mosul, Iraq. She takes this life-threatening determination to help his household. When she arrives in Mosul, she sees a lady being bombed. Her life takes a turn for the worse when she and several of the other staff of the clothing company where she had been given a job are captured by the ruthless Syrians, who regularly rape her and the other ladies.
Akelli may have been an intense, emotionally charged cinematic expertise, but it certainly failed miserably. And that is not due to the efficiency of the actors, but to the way the story is woven together. An unconventional story that may have been effectively accomplished, but the immature technique, of course, and the glaring gaps failed the film.
Jyoti (Nushrratt Bharuccha) is seen caught in the middle of a combat zone in Iraq. She struggles to escape the chaos and her struggles are timely. What didn’t work for the movie are the unrealistic graphics and her escape technique. You can’t take cover from the engine jet and fly from Baghdad to Delhi, that’s simply unfeasible. No logic is used.
Akelli may have been a very good story about human resilience, but what I felt was that the film failed because of the inconsistent script and because of the underexperience of debutant filmmaker Pranay Meshram. The intent of the film was good as the director has tried to highlight the dangers of traveling to harmful areas like Iran in search of higher jobs and high salaries.
Score: 2.5 out of 5
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