HINDI FILM REVIEW: Pareeksha - The Final Test Movie Review

Pareeksha - The Final Test Movie Review : A predictable take on the plight of have-nots in our society

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Pareeksha – The Final Test is a 2020 Bollywood drama film directer is Prakash Jha. The film stars Adil Hussain, Priyanka Bose, Sanjay Suri in the main lead roles. The film takes on the education system in India and revolves around the story of an ordinary rickshaw driver in Bihar who aspires and dreams of providing a maximum possible quality education to his son by making arrangements for him to study at a private English medium school.The film is based on the real life story of IPS officer Abhayanand who teaches and coaches kids in a village in Bihar affecred by the Naxal to help them pass in the IIT-JEE exams.Initially intended for theatrical release, the film is scheduled to premiere through ZEE5 on 6 August 2020.

Critic's Rating : 2.5/5

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Film Story :

Buchi Paswan (Adil Hussain) is a rickshaw puller who has big dreams for his only son Bulbul (Shubham Jha) and resolves to send the 10th grader to a private school for a better life. With others taking jibes at the kid owing to his family’s socio-economic standing, and bills raking up, how far will Buchi go to realise the dreams he has seen for his child?

Pareeksha - The Final Test Movie Review :

Set in Ranchi, Buchi is a rickshaw puller who toils hard all day long just to make ends meet and has no qualms about taking home books and stationaries that is thrown away by the rich kids of Sapphire International School. Because of the nature of his work, Buchi frequents the school and one day, musters the courage to ask the authorities if his son could transfer from his government school in the slums to the ‘elite one’ as he wants Bulbul to make something of himself. But, the mother -Radhika Rane (Priyanka Bose) - works at a steel factory and Buchi’s own income is meagre. To what lengths is this determined father willing to go to ensure his son gets what he didn’t – a proper education.

‘Pareeksha – The Final Test’ also toys with the politics of education but leaves it hanging mid-air. Unlike his previous outings on social issues, Prakash Jha’s latest offering seems like a desperate attempt to evoke empathy for the marginalised section of our society. But what it does end up doing is make one wonder why a filmmaker of his stature would cook up a hurried social drama with no layers – neither in the story nor in its characters.

The ‘final test’ results are out and it’s not looking good for the cast and crew.

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Directer : Prakash Jha

Producer : Prakash Jha

Writter : Prakash Jha

Starring : Adil Hussain,Priyanka Bose,Sanjay Suri

Music : Advait Nemlekar

Cinematography : Sachin Krishn

Film Editing : Santosh Mandal

Productioncompany : Prakash Jha Productions

Distributed : ZEE5

Production Design : Udai Prakash Singh

Production Management : Anant Kumar Gupta

Assistant Director : Rajdeep Dhanuka,Anant Kumar Gupta,Shwetank Priyadarshi,Palash Singh

Sound Department : Devabrot Chaliha,Niranjan Rasne,Rudra Shankar

Music Department : Advait Nemlekar

Genres : Drama

Release date : November 2019 (IFFI),6 August 2020 (India)

Country : India

Language : Hindi

Star Cast :

Priyanka Bose ... Priyanka
Adil Hussain ... Buchi
Sanjay Suri
Shourya Deep ... Gaurav Bhatia
Shubham ... Bulbul
Anant Kumar Gupta ... Peon
Seema Singh

Pareeksha - The Final Test Film Star Cast

Release :

The film was premiered at the 50th International Film Festival of India in the Indian Panorama section in 2019.In June 2020, the film was scheduled for its premiere screening at the London Indian Film Festival but was postponed due to technical issues.

It was supposed to have its theatrical release but was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. In June 2020, Zee5 digital platform announced that the film will be released on 6 August 2020 via the platform.This also marked Prakash Jha's maiden collaboration with the digital OTT platform.