About Badminton
| Title: | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Original Title: | Badminton |
| Plot: | Set in a bar, the story revolves around witty banter, secrets, and an unpredictable turn of events. |
| Cast: | Jim Sarbh, Sayani Gupta, Vijay Maurya, Mohammad Ebdullah, |
| Director: | Dibakar Banerjee |
| Cinematography: | Priya Seth |
| Editor: | Paramita Ghosh |
Badminton
Rahul Desai
The Hollywood Reporter India
Dibakar Banerjee Aims, But Misses the Mark
The 11-minute satire starring Jim Sarbh and Vijay Maurya is too staged for its own good—its burning desire to be witty dominates the the core purpose of the film
Given the times we live in, it’s a source of constant intrigue that Hindi cinema’s politically aware film-makers have to be smart about expressing themselves. They have to be subtler and sneakier with their views, but also stay just as accessible. You see a push-and-pull balance with the more prolific storytellers like Hansal Mehta, Sudhir Mishra and Anubhav Sinha. But cult-status directors like Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee have found it visibly harder. At times, their opinions are nearly too pure. You can tell that they have so much to say—there’s a lot of emotion, passion, cynicism and awareness—but they’re running out of commercial road.