Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- brooding
- confrontational
- intense solo viewing
- socially conscious cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Nawazuddin Siddiqui's committed central performance and the film's effort to foreground transgender issues, while finding its tonal shifts and broad execution uneven.
What sets it apart
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Haddi joins a Delhi gang while the plot repeatedly frames the move as potentially driven by revenge.
The story centers a community of transgender people and cross-dressers while explicitly raising issues of inclusivity.
Critics specifically identify the film's noir griminess, while its Delhi gang setting supplies the urban criminal texture.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui's portrayal was praised for its precise transgender body language, dialect, and persona.
Films like Haddi, and why
Mimi
shared transgender-centered crime drama, revenge narrative, and critique of social marginalization
Gangs of Wasseypur
shared hindi-language gangster drama, morally conflicted characters, and gritty urban atmosphere
Mardaani
shared revenge-driven crime story, noir grime, and emphasis on an outsider navigating violent power structures
Movie Details
- Director
- Akshat Ajay Sharma
- Release Date
- 2023-09-07
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (8)
Cast
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Anurag Kashyap
- Shreedhar Dubey
- Saharsh Kumar Shukla
- Ila Arun
- Rahaao Bali
- Wasim Khan
- Resh Lamba
- Vipin Sharma
- Ivanka Das
Common questions
- What is Haddi about?
- A transgender outsider enters Delhi’s criminal underworld, where ambition and revenge become inseparable.
- What is Haddi like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Haddi as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Haddi violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Haddi as graphic.
- What did critics think of Haddi?
- Critics broadly praised Nawazuddin Siddiqui's committed central performance and the film's effort to foreground transgender issues, while finding its tonal shifts and broad execution uneven.
- Which films are like Haddi?
- Films with a similar feel include Mimi, Gangs of Wasseypur, and Mardaani.
- How long is Haddi?
- Haddi runs 134 minutes.
