Parivarik ManuRanjan review: Pankaj Tripathi film wastes promising setup
· Entertainment · India Today, Indian Express
Set in Lucknow, Parivarik ManuRanjan follows Ranjan Dubey (Pankaj Tripathi), a 40-year-old bachelor living alone in an ancestral mansion, whose routine shifts when Manu Joshi (Aditi Rao Hydari) enters to manage the property. The promising premise quickly weakens as the narrative becomes predictable, with formal and constrained interactions between the leads that fail to generate genuine emotional depth. Director Varun V Sharma, co-writing with Brijendra Kala and Ali Abbas Zafar, plays it too safe, leaving the talented cast with little to work within a screenplay that squanders its setup. Supporting actors like Sunita Rajwar feel underused despite their potential to inject humour into the familial dynamics.
Why it matters
Fans of Pankaj Tripathi and Aditi Rao Hydari are left with a film that fails to capitalize on its clever title concept and strong cast, delivering a predictable, emotionally flat experience that may disappoint viewers seeking fresh storytelling.
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