"Neel Battey Sannata", this unfamiliar and inquisitive title, means a zero or worthless. Due to a low profile and a non star cast of the film, it won't find much of viewership, which is a sad part as this film deserves a better reach. The film through its simply told story very strongly advocates the importance of education, and by the end fills the story with a strong emotional bonding of a mother and daughter. The film deals with the characters who are very poor, who making a living out of washing dishes. The film takes a glimpse in their lives with a touch of wittiness and portrays the simple aspirations and dreams they have.
Overall, the film feels pretty slow at the beginning lacking the shades in the story; but the film does become emotional in its second half with few sequences that appear humble, yet touvhing. Instead of a modern school, the film presents a backdrop of a government school and the way the students improve their studies appears a bit glib. It's hard to digest watching the students who are totally zero in their subjects improving their maths just discussing few simple problems with the topper in the break times. Their personal effort or teacher's effort is nowhere shown. The film definitely isn't the calibre of movies like "Jagriti" or "Taare Zameen Par" made on similar plots; but at instances, the film does its wonders through its touching story, heart warming moments, and spontaneous performances of Swara Bhaskar and Riya Shukla.
Rating: 2 stars out of 4
Overall, the film feels pretty slow at the beginning lacking the shades in the story; but the film does become emotional in its second half with few sequences that appear humble, yet touvhing. Instead of a modern school, the film presents a backdrop of a government school and the way the students improve their studies appears a bit glib. It's hard to digest watching the students who are totally zero in their subjects improving their maths just discussing few simple problems with the topper in the break times. Their personal effort or teacher's effort is nowhere shown. The film definitely isn't the calibre of movies like "Jagriti" or "Taare Zameen Par" made on similar plots; but at instances, the film does its wonders through its touching story, heart warming moments, and spontaneous performances of Swara Bhaskar and Riya Shukla.
Rating: 2 stars out of 4