Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- melancholic
- emotional
- crime movie night
- bollywood action night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an underwhelming crime saga whose ambitious scope was weakened by uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Phagun and Mitwa struggle to escape their criminal histories and begin new lives after serving time.
The Chaukdi Gang's shared history and the contrasting paths of its members drive the drama.
The plot follows the gang's rise, arrest, imprisonment, and struggle with the past after release.
The film combines gang crime and action with emotionally driven character relationships in contemporary Hindi cinema.
Films like Yaara, and why
Company
crime drama centered on gang loyalty, smuggling, and attempts at redemption after imprisonment
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
Hindi crime saga combining organized crime, shifting loyalties, violence, and emotional relationships
Gangs of Wasseypur
ensemble gangster drama about criminal ambition, betrayal, and the cost of escaping a violent past
Movie Details
- Director
- Tigmanshu Dhulia
- Release Date
- 2020-07-30
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (17)
Cast
- Vidyut Jammwal
- Shruti Haasan
- Amit Sadh
- Vijay Varma
- Kenny Basumatary
- Sanjay Mishra
- Ankur Vikal
Common questions
- What is Yaara about?
- Former leaders of a notorious smuggling gang confront prison, fractured loyalties, and the difficult possibility of redemption.
- What is Yaara like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yaara as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Yaara violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Yaara as brutal.
- What did critics think of Yaara?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an underwhelming crime saga whose ambitious scope was weakened by uneven execution.
- Which films are like Yaara?
- Films with a similar feel include Company, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, and Gangs of Wasseypur.
- How long is Yaara?
- Yaara runs 131 minutes.
