Review of Hindi Movie The Tenant

Director: Sushrut Jain

Producers: Kanchan Kalra, Daniel Walter, Sushrut Jain

Star Cast : Shamita Shetty, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Sheeba Chaddha, Swanand Kirkire, Harsh Mayar, Atul Srivastava, Akshat Singh, Divya Jagdale.

Overview : A good narrative of conservative middle class society vs cosmopolitan modern woman.

Storyline : The story is set in a middle class housing soiety in suburbs of mumbai. A glamorous urban girl shifts in this society .She becomes the subject of gossip among men , women and children .Amidst all this  Bharat (Rudraksh Jaiswal) a thirteen year old teenager becomes Meera’s freind.Bharat gets exposed tova totally different world then their regular lives i  and around him

.Slowly he grows a good bond with her but unfortunately he stumbles upon her dark secret which unfortunalety leaks out in the society which leads to chaos  in the society rest is queit predictable 

Technical Review : The Director has very well directed the movie , various social concepts  have been touched upon like middle class men mentality , their attitude towards single glamourous woman.The chairman of the apartment building becomes infatuated with her, highlighting his lecherous way is all highlighted in the movie by director

The women in the building feel threatened by her presence, since she has captured the attention of all men, and this sentiment leads them to seek attention of their husbands.

Director has very well managed to keep the audience engrossed in the movie in spite of no song and dance sequences but the blues music in the background gives a soothing effect.

Performances :Shamita Shetty gives a highly convincing performance in a demanding role that has her exhibiting a number of attitudes and psychological statuses, including hope, delightedness, mentorship, feeling betrayed, offended and many others, all of which are eloquently portrayed by her.

17-year-old Rudhraksh Jaiswal is great as Bharat, being rather convincing as a 13-year-old-boy that acts much more maturely than his age, but still remains a kid. His chemistry with Shetty is handled excellently by Jain, in one of the best traits of the movie.

Final Words :  The concepts, of a young kid growing up and the place of (particularly single) women in society in the modern, but still rather conservative, setting of a Mumbai suburb is potrayed beautifully,  will keep audiencd entertained 

Ratings : 3.5*/5*

Watch trailer here :