Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- somber
- stylized
- melodramatic
- bollywood crime night
- true crime viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the courtroom-centered biographical crime drama superficial, unexciting, and lacking meaningful insight into Haseena Parkar's life, despite Shraddha Kapoor's committed performance.
What sets it apart
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Haseena Parkar is portrayed as a real woman associated with Mumbai's criminal underworld and the film follows her personal and legal predicament.
The story opens with Haseena surrendering for her hearing and uses the case against her as the central narrative frame.
Haseena is accused of managing or benefiting from the illegal business associated with her brother Dawood Ibrahim.
Haseena denies the allegations, while the absence of witnesses leads to bail and keeps her culpability contested.
Films like Haseena Parkar, and why
company
shared biographical crime drama focus on an Indian underworld figure and the consequences of criminal power
once upon a time in mumbai
shared Mumbai crime setting, gangland politics, and biographical underworld storytelling
gangubai kathiawadi
shared female-centered criminal biography and the tension between family loyalty and organized crime
Movie Details
- Director
- Apoorva Lakhia
- Release Date
- 2017-09-22
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (13)
Cast
- Shraddha Kapoor
- Siddhanth Kapoor
- Ankur Bhatia
- Rajesh Tailang
- Daya Shankar Pandey
- Samar Jai Singh
- Sunil Upadhyay
Common questions
- What is Haseena Parkar about?
- A Mumbai underworld biography follows Haseena Parkar as she confronts allegations that she profited from her brother's criminal empire.
- What is Haseena Parkar like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Haseena Parkar as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Haseena Parkar violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Haseena Parkar as moderate.
- What did critics think of Haseena Parkar?
- Critics broadly found the courtroom-centered biographical crime drama superficial, unexciting, and lacking meaningful insight into Haseena Parkar's life, despite Shraddha Kapoor's committed performance.
- Which films are like Haseena Parkar?
- Films with a similar feel include company, once upon a time in mumbai, and gangubai kathiawadi.
- How long is Haseena Parkar?
- Haseena Parkar runs 124 minutes.
