NAKHREWAALII Movie Review: Weak Writing and Unconvincing Character Development Let Down the Film

NAKHREWAALII is the story of Sumit Mishra (Ansh Duggal), a man living in Hardoi who is heartbroken after his girlfriend Sweety dumps him and marries an engineer. Sumit shifts to Delhi for higher studies and with the intention of becoming a playboy. He rents a room in the house of Batuk (Gopal Datt), who lives with his wife Rekha (Kanupriya Shankar Pandit) and their 22-year-old daughter Paridhi (Pragati Srivastava). Sumit and Paridhi fall in love, and Sumit asks Batuk and Rekha for permission to marry Paridhi. Batuk agrees only on the condition that Sumit lands a government job within a month.

Failing to find a job through conventional means, Sumit disguises himself as a woman named Sumita, which helps him land a job as a junior public relations officer in the Department of Postal Services.

Adapted from Satya Vyas' book 'Dilli Darbar', the film is directed by Rahul Shanklya. The movie has a duration of 129 minutes and features a steady pace. Divy Nidhi Sharma wrote the screenplay and dialogues. While the direction is decent and the humor improves in the second half, the writing is ultimately weak. Several romantic and emotional sequences fail to strike a chord, and Sumit's character is written in a way that makes it difficult for audiences to root for him. Additionally, the second half bears an uncanny resemblance to the film DREAM GIRL.

Ansh Duggal stars as both Sumit and Sumita, supported by Pragati Srivastava making a confident debut. The cast also features Aayushi Verma, Gopal Datt, Kumud Mishra, Akash Makhija, Kanupriya Shankar Pandit, Brijendra Kala, Rana Pratap Singh, Kajal Bhadana, and Devika Singh.

The film's music includes tracks like 'Kona', 'Betuka', and 'Yeh Bawla Hai', with a quirky background score by Aman Pant. Technical aspects include cinematography by Chirantan Das, production design by Nikhil Kovale and Apurva Bhagat, costumes by Ankita Jha, and editing by Abhishek Anand.