Reviews & Ratings for
Lucknow Central (2017)

Lucknow Central
is the movie I was searching for!
In 2017, starting from Rangoon, then Bahubali 2, TubeLight, Jagga Jasoos, Jab Harry Met Sejal, and others, I was expecting a High Kick which can give me झटका! But it could not be possible. फ़िल्म इतनी अच्छी जा रही होती, लेकिन कुछ minus point पकड़ में आ जाता, और 4* पे रुक जाती, या 3,3.5* पे! After watching Bareily Ki Barfi, I felt like it's a 4* or above film, not 5/5! So, I gave up
भूल गया कि अब कोई Kick मिलेगी। सारी बड़ी फ़िल्में जिनसे उम्मीद थीं, वो खरी न उतरी। लेकिन मुझे भी क्या पता था कि आज का दिन 2017 का सबसे धाँसू दिन बन जाएगा
लखनऊ सेन्ट्रल एक ऐसी फ़िल्म है, जो हर हिंदुस्तानी को इस समय देखनी चाहिए, समझना चाहिए कि उनको क्या करना है! गंदे लोग बढ़ रहे हैं, ऐसे में यह फ़िल्म का ज़्यादा कमाई करना नामुमकिन है। क्योंकि इसमें कुछ गंदा नहीं, न अश्लीलता है, न भद्दा मज़ाक है, न छिछोरापंती है, न ही फ़िज़ूल की बातें हैं। अपनी सच्ची और अच्छाई प्रदर्शित करती इस कहानी को सही ढाँचे में ले जाने वाले तमाम बेहतरीन कलाकारों का शुक्रिया! मैं जानता हूँ, कि आप अब भी नहीं जायेंगे देखने, मत जाइए, मुझे कोई नुकसान या फ़ायदा नहीं होगा, बल्कि आपको होगा नुकसान, अच्छी बात दिमाग़ में न घुसाकर!
फ़िल्म देखने के बाद अपनी बात मैंने मेकर्स से भी कर दी और दर्शकों से भी। फ़िल्म का सचोट संवाद अंत में- 'न्याय किसीको नहीं मिलता, मिलता है सिर्फ़ गुड़लक या बैडलक!'

Lucknow Central is a film directed by Ranjit Tiwari. From the trailers itself, the film had attracted me. So I was very excited to see this film and this film impresses on various levels.

Plot: Kishan,who is wrongfully imprisoned, decides to escape prison with 4 inmates in the guise of forming a band for the prison.

Story and direction: From the very first shot, we see so much detail that is put into the film. We see how Kishan struggles to just get a CD recorded for himself and how an ardent fan of Manoj Tiwari he is (I liked Manoj Tiwari's song in the film). Then how Kishan gets disappointed because he couldn't give the CD to his idol. Also, we do get an insight to Kishan's life where he has a loving father, who supports him all the time (which is quite rare at such times and in small towns). Then we shift as to how Kishan gets imprisoned. That part looked so real. Then we shift to the Lucknow Central part. We see the CM giving orders to the IG to organize a singing competition at Lucknow Central. The kind of threat given to the IG by the CM was quite amusing. Then we see the jailer, who is cold and indifferent to prisoners and who thinks that prisoners can't be reformed. We get to see prison gangs which also looked quite real. We also get to see what family and friends go through when one gets imprisoned. And then we have the finale act of the film, that highly impressed me. But yes, the film has faults. I felt that Kishan's case wasn't given much importance. Being the main character, I felt that this part was shown with much haste. Also the NGO part. If it would have been removed, the film would have been better.

Music: In here we have multiple music directors, giving the soundtrack of the film. As much as I hate the idea of bringing in multiple people for music, this is one of the rare films where it works. I was surprised that I liked most of the songs of the film. 'Meer-E-Karwaan' and 'Rangdaari' were my most favorite tracks.

Performances: Farhan Akhtar was great as Kishan. I could connect with him in every scene of the film. Diana Penty was wasted for the good actor that she is. Deepak Dobriyal was quite good and added a good comedy element to the film. Rajesh Sharma was good. I liked Innamulhaq too. I didn't expect a nice performance from Gippy Grewal, but he impresses too. Ronit Roy was great. Ravi Kishan was also good. I liked when the makers used his signature lines in one of the scenes of the film.

Favorite Scene: The scene where Kishan is just about to be bullied by Parmi and Pandit sits beside him. Then slowly everyone of his friends support him. After that, they slowly bang the mugs on their tables. The scene impressed me a lot and told me that people must stand up if something wrong is happening.

Verdict: I see this as quite an underrated film. This film is good on various levels. Ranjit Tiwari has done an excellent job considering it is his first film.

I am giving it an 8/10.