Section 375 (2019) User Reviews

After Pink, this movie has talked about other side with super performances.

[prafullasrivastav · 8/10 · 15 September 2019]

Direction: After B.A.Pass, Ajay Bahl is back with hard hitting topping Section 375. His direction was mature enough that he engage the audience since from beginning to the climax. Movie started from one end and stop on other end. This is sheer beauty of direction.

Performances: Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadda have stolen the show with power-pack performances. Meera Chopra looks innocent in her role. Rahul Bhat's acting was good. Kishore Kadam and Kruttika Desai added more justice to the script. Small but great performances by Shrikant Yadav, Shriswara and Sandhya Mridul.

Script: Manish Gupta has done brilliant job as he made engaging court room drama like we have always cherish court room drama of Pink movie. Climax has some ground reality which is another great inclusion. Similar approach was discussed for Pink but finally Manish left the audience puzzled at the end of movie.

Dialogues: Dialogues are the food for any good script. Ajay Bahl has written some great and punches dialogues with inclusion of great fact and analysis. This act as value addition to the script.

Box-office: This court room drama opened with lower collection on day 1. It has collection 1.45 crores on day 1. Day 2 has witness great growth and collection jump to 3.07 crores. Now all eyes on Sunday's collection. It will be 4-5 crores as word of mouth is so much positive for this movie. Life time collection must be in the range of 30-50 crores.

Last words: Don't miss this master piece by Ajay Bahl. I repeat Don't miss this.

Stunning drama between law and justice

[msunando · 9/10 · 13 September 2019]

Section 375 - A rape is registered, a woman is violated and trampled by a person in superior position, and for the ease of understanding, it's the film industry that's in focus. Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and others are people against whom the #MeToo movement began in Hollywood that later spread like a wildfire in India too. The film director in Section 375 played by Rahul Bhat strongly denies the allegations of the junior costume designer but there is almost infallible evidence against him, good enough for his conviction.

With a running time of 125 minutes, the narrative keeps you on the edge of your seat as the courtroom drama swings from one end of the spectrum to the other. Truth is often stranger than fiction and lawyers are in the business of law, not justice. Akshay Khanna delivers yet another superlative performance in the role of the suave, smooth talking and convincing defense lawyer, fighting a case that's all but lost, battling public and media fury on the one hand and opposition at home too. Richa Chadha is not exactly spectacular as the public prosecutor, somewhat undermined by her flawed dialogue delivery that sounds monotonous, but quite formidable in her upright mannerisms and conviction of the rape. The director manages to unfold the suspense slowly and logically, keeping the consequence and judgement open to debate, interpretation and it's for you to take sides.

Section 375 is deeply disturbing with graphic violence, uncomfortable interrogation of the victim in the courtroom, a botched police investigation and a judiciary under social turbulence. The subject is contemporary and of significant relevance in workplace, any for that matter. It has a message that needs to be absorbed amid all the throbbing drama where sympathy may change sides. If you don't enjoy depth and detail or are looking for entertainment, give Section 375 a miss. But if you like serious narrative, in-depth analysis, crevices of law and human psychology, please watch the film for a very rewarding mental stimulus.

One of the Best Court Room Drama-Movies..!

[Tejas_Vinda_AITS · 8/10 · 13 September 2019]

A movie director is accused of raping a costume assistant working on his film.

While he is sentenced to jail by the Sessions Court, the case is reopened in the High Court then 2 lawyers battle it out.

The film is a gripping watch with a crisp runtime and top-notch performances.

Akshaye Khanna is intense, He is simply brilliant as he owns every minute that you see him on screen.

Richa Chadha follows up with same intensity.

'Section 375' is an bold effort. It is a good film that tackles a complex issue and one that will engage, inform and open up debates.

Good court room intense drama.

Akshay khanna always under-rated this movie is worth it

[p-essu · 10/10 · 13 September 2019]

All of you just say he is under rated but no one will watch it in cinema go for it support actor that bring great content on the screen,please watch it in cinema.This movie is all about performance and they gave their best.

The movie teaches you a lot.

[rahuldivaker · 10/10 · 20 September 2019]

Akshey Khanna the most underrated actor in Indian cinema delivers yet another powerful performance. How law sometimes overpower justice, that's the theme of this movie. Watch it and learn it.

Section 375

[shahrukhullahkhan · 10/10 · 13 September 2019]

This film may not be successful at the box office but it's a well made and well acted film. Deserves more.

Disturbing courtroom drama!

[naveenmuktevi · 8/10 · 13 November 2019]

First of all, this movie is deeply disturbing both psychologically and physically. It has details of how the alleged victim has been raped with some graphic content occurring frequently. It shows a major loophole in our law and how easily can any woman exploit it to extract revenge. You cannot support both the prosecutrix and the accused in this movie as both the people are at fault, and this movie brilliantly showcases the 'what if' such complicated situation arise? The law sides with whom? This is the first Akshay Khanna movie I have watched, and oh boy, he is bloody brilliant. He plays the character with such intensity, such suave that it makes your jaw drop. Richa chadha is average at best, with her monotonous dialogues. Overall, a powerful and gripping movie.

Law is not Justice. Correctly said

[ruparel · 16 September 2019]

This is a step ahead of Insaaf Ka Tarazu made in 1970s. Eye opener. Well made. It also resembles movie Lipstick 1976

Thought provoking...Really

[aadityakalal-33719 · 6/10 · 14 January 2021]

Must wàtch for evry1... Akshay khaana..oh my god..brilliantly acted. Congrats man

Masterpiece

[pushpendrameena-89339 · 10/10 · 14 September 2019]

Section 375 brilliant movie Akshay Khanna just stole the show Acting at it's best Best court room drama with fact

Justice is abstract Law is fact ....

One-Line Review: Section 375 / Courtroom Drama with Some Novelty / 7 Stars

[nairtejas · 7/10 · 15 June 2020]

What begun as a humdrum, typical courtroom drama tackling a case of rape where power play was involved, Section 375 softly took pace and blew my mind by the end of it all even raising a few credible points about the distinction between law and justice that is as novel in Bollywood cinema as the sensational dialogues are cliched that the film depends on to create a heated atmosphere. TN.

section 375

[aniruddhawaghmare · 10/10 · 15 September 2019]

A really great movie for the country who needs to rethink about the law that was made to protect women using at as a weapon

Good, But....

[drsvkrishna · 7/10 · 27 September 2019]

After watching the Netflix series: Unbelievable, I was expected a full on psychological drama. Here's what I got....

The moment when ink is sprayed on Akshay Khanna - it is very plausible for an 'Indian movie' to resolve the plot by favouring his verdict. But to make the whole case sensitive they have to somehow take it all back to a neutral state. There are many moments in the film where we can see either the writer, casting crew, or the director shaping our thoughts, and to be honest - I didn't enjoy that aspect. The ideal case ought to be where the film makers are so absent that their personalities have sort of rinsed into the whole movie. So in that regards I found the film a bit naive. For a sensitive movie watcher - it is basically a 200/- crash-course on how to set up tension and later resolve. The subject deserves more than that!

The performances of the two lead characters were sound enough to engage one to watch it till the end. The argumentation that was presented in the court room was pretty straightforward and one dimensional, so whatsoever vulnerability was thus exposed stands as being not so appealing.

In conclusion, this movie is just a plain comment which reads - "Police are lazy, Women sometimes misuse Section 375, and justice is an abstract concept."

If you choose not to watch it - You won't miss a great deal. But it was fun anyway!

Budget Devil's Advocate

[stanleygabriel97 · 5/10 · 23 November 2019]

Anyone having read Andrew Neiderman's novel will understand why!

Stinging Indictment!

[SinhaSomesh · 8/10 · 13 September 2019]

#FinalVerdict

It's not just Director Ajay Bahl & writer Manish Gupta's best work but also one of the best to come out of Bollywood. Kudos to Panorama Studios, SCIPL, Abhishek Pathakk, Kumar Mangat Pathak and Aditya Chowksey! With stellar performances & superlative narration, besides presenting a captivating courtroom drama so effectively, Section 375 will hold your guts till the end & pinch your soul hard. It gets a bit technical to keep it realistic to the core. Near-perfect!

Boasting of a gripping screenplay that holds your attention till the end & despite the film's slow narrative, it keeps you engaged. The film has some hard hitting dialogues(Ajay Bahl, Manish Gupta), which elevates the situations & the corresponding elements. The interrogation sequence, Akshaye Khanna confronting with the judges & his opening speech & closing statements along with Richa Chadha's, Section 375 keeps going on a high. It demands your attention and you'll be glued to the screen throughout. Pedantic!

Teamwork makes dream work & this holds true for Section 375. The manner in which director Ajay Bahl has extracted realistic performances from the actors is definitely laudable. Manish Gupta is a genius. The verbal jousting is loaded with details and facts. Sudhir K Chaudhary's cinematography is most appropriate. Arif Sheikh & Praveen Angre's editing is razor-sharp. Clinton Cerejo's background score is exhilarating, filling in the silences very well. Apurva Singh Rathore's casting is spot on. Spiffing! From actors in smaller roles to the central players, there isn't a false note here. It's, undoubtedly & undisputedly the towering Akshaye Khanna who steals the show. It won't be erroneous to state that it's one of his career best and memorable performances. Trailing an extreme close second is Richa Chadha, who manages to'earn her place under the sun' with her no-nonsense portrayal of Hiral Gandhi. Meerra Chopra delivers a rock solid performance. She utilises to the maximum the screen time that is offered to her. Rahul Bhat gets into the skin of his character. Watch out for the scene when he comes on the set & blasts everyone. Menacing! Shriswara speaks a lot through her silences & makes her presence felt. Krutika Desai & Kishor Kadam are authentically impressive.

On the whole, Section 375 is a hard-hitting/power-packed courtroom drama and a compelling film. It makes its point with such force that it is difficult not to be impressed. It isn't often that Bollywood shows such spine. Don't miss this one! Double Thumbs Up!

An excellent movie led by a superlative Akshaye Khanna

[vibhav3008-726-592253 · 8/10 · 21 November 2019]

If there is one word that can describe my experience watching Section 375, that word would be uncomfortable. That however doesn't imply that this movie is bad by any stretch of imagination. On the contrary, I found it to be excellent and recommend everyone to watch it, however uncomfortable it might it be.

The movie navigates a rape case from its inception to its verdict. Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chaddha lead the cast and play the role of lawyers, representing the accused and the victim respectively. In one of the introductory scenes, Khanna is shown explaining the difference between law & justice. Rape is an extremely serious, unforgivable and delicate issue affecting India and the rest of the world. There have been multiple movies depicting stories & tribulations of rape victims which take us through their journey in seeking justice.

This movie is not quite that. Rather, the movie takes a step back and introduces some formerly unexplored nuances emerging in a rape case & showcases the perspective of the accuser, which makes the movie an extremely uncomfortable watch. I expected the movie to have a divisive reception, and after browsing through some critic and user reviews, I was right. Some reviews tagged the movie as being misogynistic. I honestly don't agree with this sentiment. Though the movie ventures into really controversial territories, I still found the movie to be an earnest and unbiased attempt at depicting what it was trying to. I feel this is an excellent movie and recommend everyone to try it out and form your own opinion.

Let's get back to the review itself. Almost right away, the audience is presented with the rape scene. The accuser is a film director, played by Rahul Bhat and the victim is a young girl helping with the film's costumes, played by Meera Chopra. You know what has happened from the get go; but do you really? The rest of the film navigates through that and makes us question our preconceptions. Throughout the film, you are presented with alternating scenarios of this scene which makes you question what really happened. The way these different scenarios are presented immediately reminded me of Meghna Gulzar's fantastic Talwar.

The performances are good. Rahul Bhat as the accuser does a good job and so does Meera Chopra as the victim. Richa Chaddha is reliable as always and does what she can with what she is given. And that is my biggest gripe with this film. The movie for some reason never really dives deeper into her character. Even in the courtroom, she is usually shown as being reactive rather than proactive trying to object what the opposing lawyer is bringing up, most of the time being overruled by the judges. Similarly, the opposing lawyer gets multiple scenes outside the courtroom walking us through his mind and how the case is affecting his life. We get none of this with Richa, and that is very disappointing.

The movie also has some production rough edges, especially with editing. The transition between scenes was too jarring sometimes to overlook. Sandhya Mridul plays the opposing lawyers wife and her character feels unidimensional and merely a means an entity to reflect the protagonist's thoughts. Kishore Kadam and Kruttika Desai play the judges, the former putting in a great performance as always.

This brings us to the titular character of this movie and that is the lawyer defending the accused, played by Akshaye Khanna. The movie rests squarely on his shoulders and he bravely carries it. He dons the shoes of Tarun Saluja, a no frills lawyer trying to fight the most difficult case of his career. He is shown working pro bono for the underprivileged but also charging a fortune for his regular cases. It is very easy to hate on him at times when he is trying to exploit loopholes in the system to defend the accuser. He works according to his own code and lives with his own set of ideologies. This is a difficult role to play and Akshaye excels and delivers what I feel is one of his career best performances. After a break, it's great to have an actor of his caliber back.

The movie is well directed and written and kept me me engaged throughout. I recommend you to give the movie a chance. It is possible that you will end up hating the movie and I get that. But I urge you to form your opinion after watching it yourself. I give it a solid 8/10 rating.

Great one in present scenario

[arindamcs · 10/10 · 13 September 2019]

Great one in present scenario. Director tried his best to represent the danger of one sided law.

Hits the right notes

[bestvivek-agarwal · 9/10 · 17 September 2019]

It undertakes a more pragmatic approach towards a courtroom drama. No unecessary dialogues or scenes. It boldly put forwards the writer's views on the judicial system we feel we deserve.

Also, no other actor could've done it better than Akshay Khanna.

Weak writing

[puulkit · 6/10 · 20 November 2019]

I found the script to be weak, defence does not bring the fact that victim was sexually active, this could be a major point for them

An eye opener

[anindambasu · 10/10 · 10 November 2019]

A law made for the security of the women can be misused is something this movie tells you about. Movie also tells you the bitter truth of how one person can ruin someone's life if they want to. An eye opener where you take decisions on the fact that there is public who is looking at you.

A must watch movie for everyone.

Well-made courtroom drama, similar to 'Pink'.

[Amyth47 · 7/10 · 8 January 2020]

My Rating : 7/10

'Section 375' is a well-made movie, doesn't rely on bells and whistles - it makes the most of all the resources in an efficient manner - actors, dialogues, music score, pacing all are just right to keep the viewer engaged.

I enjoyed it for sure, very chill for a one-time watch.

Fantastic flick! Stirs up so many thoughts..

[mayank-sharma1984 · 9/10 · 9 November 2019]

Standing ovation for Akshay Khanna on his impeccable dialogue deliveries and thought provoking impressions during courtroom scenes. Kudos to Richa Chadha on taking up such a role. Truly raged fire with her acting skills. In fact she should take more roles like this. Awesome direction by Ajay Bahl. One of the best court room drama I've seen in these recent years. And that too on such a sensitive topic. Raises up many questions at the back of your head. Very engaging script throughout. I kept glued to my chair till the very end. Excellent background score as well.

Congratulations to the entire cast for such an effort. Need more flicks like this. 👍

Great movie but slightly overrated

[amanthakur-59914 · 7/10 · 11 November 2019]

Gripping storyline. Akshay khanna is a brilliant actor. But there were some incorrect facts so i don't think movie deserves a rating of 8.4.

Huge Effort to Justify Sexual Harassment at Work!

[amnasiddiq-54253 · 1/10 · 27 January 2020]

A woman vaguely seems to have some interest in the director of movies, on the set where she works. He senses this and sexually propositions. She is hesitant because he is married. He says his marriage is bad. Then he gives her a promotion. In other words he abuses his power to exploit someone who works under him. Then she claims rape. Court systems seem highly unrealistic, efficient and prejudiced towards men, which is not reality. She claims, he is convicted. In what part of the world, and certainly not in India, is a rape verdict announced so easily!! Anyway, the man seemed to have threatened her to demote her or fire her. I wouldn't bother to watch it again to verify this. He emotionally abuses her this way and this is also sex discrimination, as he reminds her that there is a lot of talent out there but she just got a promotion in exchange for sex. The movie makes all of this seem alright as if the male chauvinist makers of this film still can't grasp the idea that it is not okay to give favours to someone in exchange of sex. Also, we know that she was hesistant at some point and part of her consent had to do with getting a promotion. So at the end, unfortunately being a typical woman, the accuser apologetically says that both "will and consent" was present. If the law says that a woman claims that it was rape or sexual harassment by a person of authority and it is admitted in court as such, then the moviemakers NEED to understand this and not mislead the audience, especially in times when women in Bollywood almost never go to court, let alone talk about sexual harassment. It is unfortunate that the woman had to show bruises and claim violent rape, when the previous sexual advances and sex acts should have been admitted as sexual harassment in the first place. Just because someone takes a picture of you, doesn't mean it is permission for a man in a higher position to start asking for sexual favours from a young female subordinate. It makes me wonder why the director had to make such a movie!

You have to watch it....

[predator-50503 · 10/10 · 13 September 2019]

Remember nirbhaya case accused mohd afroz who is free now.... This film showcase that situation but context is oppositie