Dedh Bigha Zameen Movie Review – Hit Or Flop?

Pratik Gandhi and Khushali Kumar starrer Dedh Bigha Zameen releases on Jio Cinema.

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The movie revolves around Anil discovering a land grabber has stolen his family’s land while trying to sell it for his sister's dowry.

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He decides to fight the corrupt system to get his land back and what happens next is what is shown in the film.

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Movie’s story had a lot of potential but the wobbly execution certainly ruined the game.

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Pratik Gandhi’s performance was the best thing about the film while other actors were average in their part.

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These kinds of movies do need a pin-point background score and the film lacked that as well.

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Dialogues were written nicely but had the screenplay game been tighter, this film could have been a masterpiece.

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Overall, Dedh Bigha Zameen is definitely a good one time watch because its narrative is worth giving a try.

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