Section 375 Movie Review: Akshaye Khanna is the soul of this film examining rape cases from another vantage
Section 375 is a riveting courtroom drama that highlights 'legality and technicalities of law' takes prominence over 'perceived justice'.
Section 375
Section 375 Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha, Meera Chopra, Rahul Bhat & Kruttika Desai
Section 375 Director: Ajay Bahl
Section 375 Stars: 3/5
Section 375 is a riveting courtroom drama that highlights 'legality and technicalities of law' takes prominence over 'perceived justice'.
In 2016, Pink a courtroom drama on Section 375 heightened awareness on the importance of consent with the famous dialogue: She said, NO. Three years later, Section 375 is an attempt to take it further by highlighting the conspicuous absence of either -- consent or will - is important to define rape as per law. Section 375 is a riveting and engaging courtroom drama that opens up the audience to the gender pushback #MenToo movement. The movie is a reminder that sometimes what seems like an open-and-shut case during media and social media trials are convoluted.
The story of Section 375 begins with Anjali Dangle (Meera Chopra) a junior costume designer who visits an arrogant and famous film director Rohan Khurana (Rahul Bhat) at his home to show him the costumes for his upcoming film. Later, a distraught Anjali is shown opening up to her sibling that she was raped and molested by Rohan. The police file a case under Section 375 against Rohan, and the Sessions Court convicts him. Till this point, the story narrates Anjali's desperate attempts to put up a fight for her right even while answering insensitive questions of a curt medical officer (Dibyendu Bhattacharya).