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Pagglait - A Must Watch.

Sometimes you'll listen William Shakespeare poetry :)

Movie Review: The film speaks of women, who never thought of themselves. The story proceeds so well that every part of the film is left with you. Every dialogue of the film has satire with some message. If someone's husband dies and even within just five months of marriage, the wife's woe is in a bad state. But in the Sandhya from Lucknow, can't cry. She was neither shocked nor happy at the death of her husband. The film will make you feel every moment aware of the environment around you. The film has a better cast than the one and the big thing is that no one has disappointed. Why you should watch Pagglait: Story and Plot // Sanya Malhotra's acting // Family relationships // For Tracks (Written by Neelesh Misra, Raftaar) // The best ending // Ashutosh Rana's Acting etc

Producer Ekta Kapoor is thrilled with the way her film Pagglait has turned out. She has co-produced the film, starring Sanya Malhotra, with Guneet Monga, and took to Instagram on Thursday to share her appreciation for the project.

Some Pagglait Dialogues:

  • Humare Bete Ki Ashthiyan Hai, Usame Discount Dete Ho Tum Log?
  • Chhote Ho, Fasale Aur Aukat Dono Mein Raho!
  • Tum Yahi Ruko Yaar, Yahan Chappal Chor Bohat Hain!
  • Agar Hum Apana Faisla Khud Nahi Legen Na...Toh Doosre Le Legen
  • Ghanshyam Tumhe Toh Humane Apna Samjha Tha Yaar... :)
  • Sabko Laga Hum Pagla Gaye Hain... Jab Ladki Log Ka Akal Aati Hai Nan... Sab Unhe Pagglait Hi Kehte Hain.

Plot (From Wikipedia): The film follows a young widow as she learns how to face the family. Sandhya is alone in her room, amidst a house full of grieving relatives, sifting through social media condolence posts coming in for her dead husband, Astik. She yawns over the "copy paste" comments and moments later, asked if she wants some tea, nonchalantly says she would prefer a cola.

Sandhya's attitude leaves some puzzled and others miffed. A relative, Ghanashyam, who habitually quotes Shakespeare, helpfully suggests she is suffering from PTSD. Her mother tries 'jhaar-phoonk' on the sly. Sandhya sneaks away with her best friend Nazia for a quick feast of 'golgappe' even as Astik's younger brother performs the necessary rituals at the river 'ghaat'.

Sandhya and Astik were never really a close couple in the few months they shared together. Sandhya discovers that Astik was yet to fully get over his former girlfriend Aakanksha, evidence being a photograph of the latter carefully kept inside one of Astik's books.

Sandhya feels anger towards her dead husband, and demands to meet Aakanksha. Her wish is surprisingly granted when Astik's office colleagues visit her to give condolences, Aakanksha being one of them. Sandhya talks to Aakanksha alone, who states that Astik never cheated on his wife, and that they were together from college, till Astik married Sandhya. Sandhya finds the fact hard to believe. The two, however, grow close, as Sandhya tries to know more about Astik from Aakanksha.

Meanwhile, various members of the family react in various ways when it is revealed that Astik had signed an insurance policy for a sum of INR 50 lakhs, of which Sandhya was the sole nominee. Then Tarun, Ghanshyam and Pappu tayaji convince Astik's father, Shivendra, to use the insurance money for repaying his own bank loans, who then unwillingly try to make himself and his wife, Usha, the nominees, instead of Sandhya. Shivendra and Usha, still heavily grieving the loss of their son, try to come to terms with the family's proposal that Sandhya should be married off to Aditya, the son of a distant relative, so that the insurance money could be used for Aditya's prospective hotel business. Sandhya herself agrees to the proposal at first, but then on the 13th day of Astik's funeral, Aditya leaves abruptly, because Sandhya tells him that she is apparently pregnant with Astik's child. It is awkwardly revealed by Aditi that Sandhya had lied about her pregnancy as she is having her periods too which Sandhya stated last night when Aditi went to borough sanitary pads for herself, so she lied in order to test Aditya's claim of having fallen in love with her. Hearing this Pappu and Usha are tensed and angry as Sandhya is seen missing from the house, while Shivendra is worried for Sandhya so Pappu calms him , on the other hand Pappu tayaji orders Parchun and other family members to contact Sandhya and bring her back as it will be a humiliation for the entire family as the society will mock the Giri's.

While Sandhya leaves the house, ready to begin a new life with a new job in a new city. In three separate letters to Usha, her mother Alka, and Astik's brother Alok, she bids goodbye to her in-laws. Shivendra finds a cheque of the entire insurance money of Rs 50 lakhs, which Sandhya has left for him as she believes he will need it more than her. Sandhya meets with Aakanksha one last time and apologizes for her previous outburst, and gives her the photograph which Astik had kept in his book. In the end, Sandhya is seen travelling in a bus, ready to face life afresh.

Director: Umesh Bist

Writers: Umesh Bist (dialogue), Umesh Bist (story)

Cast: Sanya Malhotra, Sayani Gupta, Sheeba Chaddha, Ashutosh Rana, Sharib Hashmi, Aasif Khan etc