Panchlait (2017)

Hindi Drama

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Critics Score

Total Reviews: 5

User Score

50%

Total Votes: 6

Review Summary: 'Panchlait' is well intentioned but ultimately uninteresting cinema despite a solid cast of character artists

Average Critic Rating: (2.00)
Cast: Amitosh Nagpal , Anuradha Mukherjee , Yashpal Sharma , Rajesh Sharma , Punit Tiwari , Ravi Jhankal , Lalit Parimoo , Pranay Narayan , Brijendra Kala , Iqbal Sultan , Anurima Ghosh , Punyadarshan Gupta
Director: Prem Prakash Modi
Release Date: 17 Nov 2017

Plot: Set in a rural backdrop, Panchlait tells the story of a village community called Mahato that still has no electricity. The storyline is hinged on multiple and layered social interactions and an ethereal romance brewing between the lead characters. The people in this small village lives in darkness, engrossed in Read more

Panchlait - Top Reviews

Based on a short story by Phanishwarnath Renu, this film attempts to bring the simple village life from 1954 to life and ends up looking fake, worse than a high-school amateur hour. Unfortunately, the ensemble cast are stellar actors. To see them over-do the we-are-simpleton-villagers act is jarring

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