With Nishaanchi, Anurag Kashyap attempts to recreate the magic of Gangs of Wasseypur; the duology that captured hearts and minds with quotable dialogue, memorable characters and a story spanning generations. Yet without all three, Nishaanchi remains a poor imitation of GoW rather than standing out on its own.
The film begins with twin brothers (Aaishvary Thackeray) caught in a bank robbery gone wrong. One twin gets captured, and the other escapes with the love interest of the former (Vedika Pinto). From there, we are taken to the childhood of the brothers and how corruption and generational trauma turned them into criminals.
While the film has interesting ideas, like generational trauma causing the twin brothers to go into a life of crime. The film suffers from a lack of interesting characters. Sure, these characters do have potential, but they realise it because there are not enough moments handed out to any of them besides the central sibling.
Vedika Pinto is a revelation as Rinku, carrying the character with swagger and strength, yet it feels as if the film fails to do much with her. She captures the screen with her performance and, dare I say, even outshines Thackeray, but she has been given very little to do.
It also feels as if the film drags on for too long with very little happening in between. It picks up pace at the end and has one cool scene with inventive camera movements, yet it is the only time when we get to see the brilliance of Anurag Kashyap.
With Nishaanchi, Anurag Kashyap attempts to recreate the magic of Gangs of Wasseypur; the duology that captured hearts and minds with quotable dialogue, memorable characters and a story spanning generations. Yet without all three, Nishaanchi remains a poor imitation of GoW rather than standing out on its own.
The film begins with twin brothers (Aaishvary Thackeray) caught in a bank robbery gone wrong. One twin gets captured, and the other escapes with the love interest of the former (Vedika Pinto). From there, we are taken to the childhood of the brothers and how corruption and generational trauma turned them into criminals.
While the film has interesting ideas, like generational trauma causing the twin brothers to go into a life of crime. The film suffers from a lack of interesting characters. Sure, these characters do have potential, but they realise it because there are not enough moments handed out to any of them besides the central sibling.
Vedika Pinto is a revelation as Rinku, carrying the character with swagger and strength, yet it feels as if the film fails to do much with her. She captures the screen with her performance and, dare I say, even outshines Thackeray, but she has been given very little to do.
It also feels as if the film drags on for too long with very little happening in between. It picks up pace at the end and has one cool scene with inventive camera movements, yet it is the only time when we get to see the brilliance of Anurag Kashyap.
