Taapsee Pannu’s latest film Gandhari released on Netflix on September 3. The film received mostly negative to mixed reviews from critics, but despite the response from critics and the audience, it has been performing well on the streaming platform, becoming the most-watched non-English film on the platform last week.
In Netflix’s Top 10 non-English flms list, Gandhari is followed by the Danish film The Secret Woman. Suriya’s Vishwanath & Sons, meanwhile, has quickly entered the Top 10 list and currently stands at No. 3.
Taapsee shared the film’s achievement on X and wrote, “#Gandhari when numbers speak. Taapsee also took a dig at negative reviews and reshared a post that stated how the film has topped Netflix chart despite being ‘trashed by everyone’. Taapsee reshared the post and wrote, “Not ‘everyone’ I guess. When you throw lemons, we make lemonade. Cheers! Gandhari follows a mother’s relentless pursuit to find and rescue her kidnapped daughter, exploring themes of revenge and redemption amid her harrowing journey. The film is directed by Devashish Makhija and stars Taapsee Pannu in the lead role, alongside Prashant Narayanan, Swastika Mukherjee and others.
Gandhari review
A part of the review read, “The trouble is that the film then starts depending a little too heavily on convenience itself. The plot has more than its share of loopholes. Bani somehow manages to become familiar with Joypurra’s people and secrets within a month, while her husband conveniently finds a job too. For a town that the film otherwise presents as difficult to navigate, everyone seems surprisingly accessible. It often feels less like a place where the story is unfolding and more like a place where the screenplay needs to move its characters around. The characters, too, are predictable in their moves.”
Hindustan Times gave the film 2.5 stars. The setting, therefore, never quite acquires the mysterious quality it needs.
