Class of '83 (2020) User Reviews

Bobby Deol is a surprise package in this film but films is not so gripping

[sudhirjames · 6/10 · 21 August 2020]

Bobby Deol is terrific in his role. I never expected this from him. But Climax is too rushed and narration could have been better in a gripping way rest of them were good my personal favourite is shukla his performance was too good bgm is okay

Average

[praveenji89 · 6/10 · 21 August 2020]

Acting is good Screenplay is below average Climax is s**t

Broody Bobby in this well directed crime drama but looses steam towards the end.

[ritesh657 · 7/10 · 21 August 2020]

CLASS OF 83' (2020) REVIEW #classof83 #classof83review . . . 📜 Plot: Tale of A Policemen who has been sent to a police training academy in 1983 as a punishment posting, teams up a squad of 5 men to fight the crimes in Mumbai . . . . 👨‍⚖️ Review : Class of 83' is a brilliantly directed cop drama set in the time period of 1980s. The setting of the period drama is close to accurate and imparts the right mood in every way. The Movie being tightly edited makes a runtime of 98min in which the narrative is amazing. Vijay Singh (Bobby) trains 5 new police officers and sets them in their path to finish criminals in Mumbai. The Dramatization of Training is very short , and loosely written which fails to make a solid impact of why the 5 trainees adored Vijay ao much. The Cinematography and Screenplay is to the point and seems a work of brilliance.

Atul Sabharwal has extenuated brilliant performances which are the shining points of the movie. Brooding Bobby is back in some serious acting. He fits and suits perfectly in the uniform, with his calmness in dialogues and stern look on his face he shines throughout. Wish he does more of such roles than what he did in Housefull 4. The 5 Trainees are perfectly casted and have done tremendous portrayals of unhinged police officers. Shoutout to Hitesh Bhojraj and Bhupendra Jadawat , these two were brilliant. Great work by Anup Soni and Joy Sengupta in the supporting roles.

Overall , Class of 83 is a decent drama to binge on netflix if you have a subscription. With a period set drama, some amazing Performances and good direction this movie doesn't entirely disappoints. Wish it had more juice in the jar. . . 👍Goods : 1. Bobby and The Trainees 2. Brilliant Direction and Narrative

. 👎 Bads : 1. Disappointing Climax 2. Loosely Written Events 3. Doesn't leave an impact . . . 🔥 Final Rating : 7/10 . . ✅ Verdict : One time Watchable . .

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It's an old affair

[mani-mishra1304 · 6/10 · 21 August 2020]

Nothing new, RGV underworld movies were far better than this. In 2020, they are providing 90s material. Red Chillies come with better projects. I heard a lot about this book but after watching movie didn't get why it was so hyped.

A very good watch!

[neilupinto · 7/10 · 21 August 2020]

India needs such cult of Crime! Police movies! The Screenplay! Cinematography! The acting of each and everyone in the cast is top notch! Overall, a great watch!

a great start and an abrupt end

[anmolkishore · 4/10 · 21 August 2020]

This movie started off well and had a great potential to build something good. Unfortunately, it seemed like the director and the script writer just gave up midway and made sometime just to finish the project. Just plain and simple - it's frustrating as the movie could not build upon the premise to give a satisfactory feel to its conclusion.

Can be watched once.

[vsvikasm · 6/10 · 31 August 2020]

Nice movie. Bobby deol acting was quite good. Good direction.

Great potential in story but very poor direction

[thakarharshil · 4/10 · 21 August 2020]

This movie is based on novel and has great story plot. Good direction could lead this to a interesting crime thriller experience but instead of this it ended up in vague with disruptive plot. No wonder it's released on Netflix. Red chilli production do marketing in such a way that it makes hype but never deliver. Betaal is prime example of great story with poor narrative. Stops making netflix a dumping station for below average movie.

Missed the Plot.

[shumailzafar · 6/10 · 5 September 2020]

The start of the movie is good but not go in well.its good to see bobby deoo after long time i only watched because of bobby.

The Clumsy Harries of Bombay police !!

[madhukar30 · 4/10 · 21 August 2020]

"Class of 83" is fictionalised dramatisation of events happening in 1980s Bombay, though certain characters are based on the non fiction book "The class of 83" by S. Hussain Zaidi, there is absolutely no similarities between the two other than just the name. Half of the movie is based on training the police recruits at the academy under the watchful eyes of the Dean Vijay Singh played by Bobby Deol.

But the training scenes aren't detailed in any way, showing not just plot holes but large gaps in the poorly written screenplay. The middle portion of the movie is a little bit strong when the rookie cops take charge. There is a strong emphasis of events happenings in the mid 1980s Bombay helped by some timely additions of archival footages by the editor namely the Mill strikes, Dawood Ibrahim gang (Umar Kaleskar here) and the B.R.A gang rivalry, politician-gangster nexus, etc But nothing is emphasised or elaborated to the viewer.

There is a pot shot of "You blink-you miss" Pradeep Sharma-Vijay Salaskar rivalry with a couple of gripping scenes. Mostly we get only tit bits of the happenings, and the story doesn't gel together. Background score makes things more awful with very weak rudimentary music. Production design and costumes were just par.

Bobby Deol acting was surprisingly mature, strong and compassionate but the same cannot be said about the rookie cops who despite showing some promise, weren't given enough screen time, and their scenes are interrupted repeatedly. Cinematography was un-understandably dark, and the viewer has to focus his eyes to see the details in the frame.

Overall "Class of 1983" cannot be compared to Ram Gopal varma's directed and produced gangster genre gems like Sathya, Company, Ab tak chappal, D, etc in any way. At the best it is an average one time watch that too for male audiences.

Bobby Deols Show

[vinjamurisriramdutt · 8/10 · 21 August 2020]

Good and interesting movie but end was not that great and seemed clumsy. But Bobby was amazing

One Time watch

[ranjanjaura · 7/10 · 30 August 2020]

One Time watch movie. Bobby Deol acting is fantastic.

Half baked product

[sandeeplaxman-89728 · 5/10 · 29 August 2020]

It looked like the pandemic has put breaks to their shooting and they decided to call it a day in the middle of a promising premise.

Magnum Force in Bombay

[searchanddestroy-1 · 7/10 · 10 October 2020]

Yes, this movie could have been far better, though it is an excellent subject, pulled by convincing actors and characters too. But this film lacks something, I can't say exactly what. It is inspired from actual events, so the freedom to develop an intrigue was not so wide after all. I would have loved more darkness and tragedy, more violence and gritty schemes, as I know the Indian movie industry can provide when the producers dare to. The vigilante police topic is not new in the 2010's, but it still has potential to carry solid material. A good film indeed.

Abrupt Ending

[rugvedk · 7/10 · 23 August 2020]

All the actors were pretty good , especially Bobby Deol . Probably his best performance up to date. The movie starts solid but the ending could have been much better.

Can be handle in a better way

[RahuulSsoni01 · 5/10 · 21 August 2020]

Waste of another script, week dialogues and screen play Bobby Deol looks ok.

It's can be made in a better way.

One time watch!!!! Only

Will be out of your mind in 10 mins no major impact.

Promising set up and a good start but looses the plot in the end

[cseabhi · 6/10 · 7 September 2020]

This is a bobby deol show and he is terrific in his role. The first 15 minutes of the movie looked so promising but it became too predictible in the end. The movie looses it steam midway and turns out to be just a average fare.

Rushed, too rushed!

[irfanangel · 3/10 · 21 August 2020]

On the golden rule of storytelling,"Show, don't tell", the film utterly fails. Moreover, the film promotes extrajudicial killings and such films are a threat to the idea of democracy.

Well done Bobby Deol .

[ragu-12096 · 7/10 · 25 August 2020]

Bobby's projection and acting is great . Something is missing, can be better than that .

A big disappointment, nothing to appreciate other than Bobby

[abhijeetabhinikkashyap · 4/10 · 28 August 2020]

Imagine a bike with an amazing pick-up but that has a top speed of 60 Kmph. This movie is exactly like that, starts really good and then suddenly you realize it won't get better anymore pretty quickly. It never gets the momentum it could have! It's a story spanning upto 8 yrs and the narration behind that is awful. Only good thing is Bobby Deol's acting.

Watchable

[sarafronak-30105 · 9/10 · 21 August 2020]

Must watch movie about the connection of underworld n politician something about the new gang before dawood grup

It was very short & passed quickly.

[rajeshisnepali · 7/10 · 22 August 2020]

The storyline passed so quickly that most of the viewers might have trouble getting the actual story. I think the total time should be >1.5 hrs. 20-30 mins in the movie, it seems boring (slow).

Anyways, I've to say it's "Bobby Deols Show". We want more of him in the future series.

Fails to create any sort of impact

[ronakkotian · 4/10 · 22 August 2020]

There was this feeling at the back of my head where I felt Bobby Deol was a capable actor and he proves his skill in this serious drama but the film overall disappoints.

Class of '83 follows Vijay Singh, a cop on punishment posting, who trains five students to combat against the underworld and police corruption present.

The best part of this film is the production design and performances. I really liked the overall look of the film. There's darkness lurking around every corner that's filled with a murky colour palette. It creates an ugly atmosphere that's very suitable for a film like this. Even the small details such as having 80s posters in the background of shots adds to the authenticity of the time period. Bobby Deol delivers a great restrained performance despite his weak character and the five cadets played by Ninad Mahajani, Bhupendra Jadawat, Sameer Paranjape, Hitesh Bhojraj and Prithvik Pratap give good performances especially considering this film being their acting debut.

Despite that, the execution of the film overall was weak. The screenplay by Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande relies too much on exposition. Executing narration well in a film is hard and sadly this wasn't one of those cases. The film is also very short and because of how fast everything moves, you don't feel much of a connection to any of the characters. It all seems way too rushed and that lack of connection creates a low impact overall. The short runtime also didn't allow the story to develop properly. There isn't enough urgency in the story for me to be entirely invested which is why the climax of the film feels so underwhelming.

In the technical department, Class of '83 is well made but the story is lacking. You barely feel attached to these characters and because of that the impact is very weak. Had they worked on the script more, this could have been a thrilling and captivating cop drama but sadly this wasn't the case.

Good Performances but writing could have been better

[uditbubna · 6/10 · 25 August 2020]

"Class of 83" is based on the underworld/mafia rule in Mumbai during the 80's era. The film starts with Police training academy of which Bobby Deol is the dean, where four rebellious but smart trainees who do not like typical police guidelines or training material. This attitude caught the Dean's eye, who makes certain changes in their training to prepare them for the actual police role. He consciously makes them aware of a certain gangster who Bobby Deol (Dean) was pursuing few years back, however, due to political influence the gangster slipped away. The narrative is build where the 4 trainees becomes encounter specialist where in they have started enjoying killing bad people just for the numbers sake. The build up to the ending looks rushed, hence, you do not witness seat of the edge kind of thriller. Overall the performances of all the actors are great. It is nice to see Bobby Deol back in doing good roles. Overall a decent watch.

Tough Pick

[HawrryB · 6/10 · 21 August 2020]

It's been a while we have seen Bobby Deol in the satisfying role, this is the perfect comeback. The "80's" was a fascinating time in the history of Mumbai and with this film, you feel that era & relive. Good paced movie but the quick jump cuts & missing wow moments, the film is a tough pick.