He can certainly make better underworld films than Haseena Parkar. Here, with Haseena Parkar, he tries his best to cast the same magic, but he doesn't succeed wholly. So, when he makes a film on the same terrain which he has travelled before, expectations are bound to be high. His latest offering, Haseena Parkar, is also about the world he has familiarized himself well with in the course of time. Over the years, the director has gained a mastery over making such kind of films. Dons, hooligans, mafias, murders, bloodbaths are some of the recurring themes which you see his films. If you look at his work closely, you will see that most of his films are about the underbelly of the maximum city, Mumbai. He last directed Zanjeer, a remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic film of the same name, in 2013. Haseena Parkar Direction Review:įilmmaker Apoorva Lakhia returns to direction after a gap of almost four years. Overall, casting is the weakest point of Haseena Parkar.
Other actors in the supporting cast too put up an average show. It's true that the film revolves around Haseena, but Haseena became Haseena because of Dawood so his character has to be layered and edgy to leave the audience in awe. Talking about her brother, Siddhanth Kapoor, who plays her on-screen brother as well, he too fails to shine in the role of Dawood Ibrahim. Playing Haseena Parkar was not your cup of tea. Sorry, Shraddha, but you deserve better roles. But when she plays older Aapa, suddenly she becomes expressionless. When she plays younger Haseena Parkar, she has so much of expressions on her face that after a point her expressions go over the top and you kind of cringe.
It was certainly not a character for her. But she never comes closer to achieve the kind of aura Haseena Parkar had in real life. Alas, Shraddha Kapoor doesn't turn out to be that actress. It could have been a career defining role for any actress who was perfect for the role. Unfortunately, presentiments of critics who thought the actress would kill the film came true and how. Some of them said that they had come with zero expectations while others said Shraddha Kapoor would either save the film or kill the film. Well, before entering the cinema hall for the special screening for film critics, everyone was asking everyone else about their expectations from the film. Will the public prosecutor prove her guilty in the court? Will Haseena ever confess her crimes? To know, watch the film. First Haseena’s elder brother is murdered, followed by her husband ( Ankur Bhatia) and then, years later, her son. Resultantly, his family suffers for his crimes. Frustrated with a life with no luxuries, her brother Dawood ( Siddhanth Kapoor) decides to choose the wrong path and soon one crime is followed by the other. Her father is a constable in Mumbai police. Haseena hails from a poor family that has twelve children. As court proceedings go on, Haseena recounts everything she went through in her life.
There is a long list of cases against the lady who has now earned the moniker of Aapa in the business. She is accused of extorting money from the same builder she was about to start a real estate business with. The film starts off with Haseena ( Shraddha Kapoor) appearing in Mumbai sessions court. Haseena Parkar Plot Review:Īs the name suggests itself, the film revolves around dreaded don Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar who was accused of running his brother’s underworld business in Mumbai after he left the country and fled to Dubai. Negative Points: Almost all actors are misfit in their roles. Positive Points: Cinematography and art direction. Haseena Parkar is based on the real-life story of Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar who took the reigns of his underworld business in Mumbai, the financial capital of India.