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Movie Info

During the Emergency, Indu's husband, a government employee, plans to use the situation to his advantage and move ahead in his career. However, Indu's sense of morality sets her on a different path.

Genre:

history, drama, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

Hindi
Director:

Madhur Bhandarkar
Producer:

Bharat Shah
Writer:

Sanjay Chhel
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 25, 2019
Runtime:

2h 19m

Cast & Crew

Kirti Kulhari
Indu Sarkar

Neil Nitin Mukesh
Sanjay Gandhi

Tota Roy Chowdhury
Naveen Sarkar

Sheeba Chaddha
Meklah

Parvin Dabas
I B Officer

Ankur Vikal
Activist

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Critic Reviews for Indu Sarkar

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (6)

Kulhari works hard at getting into her character, and her earnestness is a good fit. But she's made to do too much, and the others around her too little.

January 10, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
...what, then, is the point of all the drama?

March 1, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Rahul Desai
Film Companion
Indu Sarkar is a complex film comprising of two parts - the foreground and the background. While the story of Indu is inspiring, watch it for the backdrop.

January 17, 2019 | Full Review…

Pooja Pande
BookMyShow
It is a vapid, half-baked, mawkish political potboiler that comes nowhere near doing justice to that dark phase of Indian contemporary history that is better off not forgotten lest it is repeated.

January 10, 2018 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Saibal Chatterjee
NDTV
We know the Emergency happened. Can you provide us with insights that go beyond mere facts? And if you cannot, what is the point?

January 10, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Anna M.M. Vetticad
Firstpost
If Bhandarkar, were to go by his formula of shocking people through exposés, this film does nothing more than portraying the anti-Emergency wave as a second freedom struggle for India.

January 10, 2018 | Full Review…

Kennith Rosario
The Hindu
Indu Sarkar is at its best when it focuses on its protagonist's emotional struggles and dilemmas, leaving the politics behind.

January 10, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Nihit Bhave
The Times of India
Indu Sarkar is no satire or subliminal piece on the history of Indian politics. It takes too many cinematic liberties, but thankfully its focus on the strong female lead lends it credibility and keeps the jingoism curbed.

October 26, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Rachit Gupta
Filmfare
For all its rough edges, Indu Sarkar has a strong message; and to Bhandarkar's credit, he doesn't let that message get lost in the fluff.

August 4, 2017 | Full Review…

Shilpa Jamkhandikar
Reuters
Madhur Bhandarkar's latest film has a confused narrative and melodrama that dethrones the attempt to champion the cause of democracy.

August 4, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Sweta Kaushal
Hindustan Times
Indu Sarkar is a valuable addition to a slim catalogue of films about the excesses of the period even though it lacks the political insights of the better works about the Emergency.

August 4, 2017 | Full Review…

Nandini Ramnath
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