Shabri Review
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Cast: Isha Koppikar, Manish Wadhwan, Pradeep Rawat, Zakir Hussain
Direction: Lalit Marathe
Genre: Crime
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
The novelty of the film lies in it’s narrative style, the stark black and white canvas and the gritty, realistic performances by the ensemble cast. It’s a hard-hitting, non-fussy narration of the events that transform a no-nonsense slum dweller into a fearless, dangerous killer and a scheming gangster with Isha Koppikar lending depth to the lead character, Shabri. She pitches in a restrained portrayal of the archetypal down and out woman who seems to have lost everything, but her never-say-die spirit.
The Times Of India | Nikhat Kazmi
Director Lalit Marathe has categorically denied that the film is inspired by a real-life character, so that makes SHABRI a work of fiction. Hard-hitting and laced with several nail-biting episodes, SHABRI manages to keep your attention alive intermittently. But the film loses its fizz in the second hour, when a top cop [Zakir Hussain] starts the investigations. The problem with his character is that he’s not doing anything to put an end to Shabri or the underworld. Moreover, the pacing also drops at this point.
Bollywood Hungama | Taran Adarsh
Marathe means business from the very first scene. He cleverly mixes the urban setting with the shot of a gun. A fun time for four friends at a coffee outlet turns abruptly on its head as a body lands on their table. Gripping. The face of the central character, SHABRI, played by Isha Koppikar fills the screen from an upper window. Marathe has your attention. He then rewinds to establish Shabri’s walk into the crime world. Having said that, he lacks the punch in the second half where the film tends to veer off course, thanks to the character of Zakir Hussain.
