Khandaani Shafakhana

Khandaani Shafakhana puts too much pressure on Sonakshi Sinha. She is in almost every frame of the film. We see her in close-up - literally and figuratively. But her performance is largely confined to pouting and scowling.

The trouble with this film is that quite soon it chickens out. From a comedy with a strong 'social' component which could have been a barrel of meaningful laughs, it turns into a soppy melodrama.

Instead of meticulously exploring a woman's struggle in what is considered a male-dominated field, the makers simply romanticize her lost battle.

Watch the film not just for the tricky theme it tackles, but also for the way it does so.