Starring
Sushant
Singh
Rajput,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Ranvir
Shorey,
Ashutosh
Rana
and
Bhumi
Pednekar
in
the
lead
roles,
Sonchiriya
is
all
set
to
release
on
March
1.
The
film
is
helmed
by
Abhishek
Chaubey
and
we're
here
with
the
critics
review.
While
praising
the
movie,
Cineblitz
wrote,
"The
treatment
of
the
story
is
action-packed
and
does
not
have
a
single
dull
moment.
All
actors
deliver
powerful
performances
and
this
one
is
Sushant's
best
performance
till
date."
Pointing
out
the
'nay'
factor,
Cineblitz
wrote,
"The
film's
dialect
proves
to
be
a
major
hindrance
and
we
struggled
initially
to
get
a
hang
of
the
language."
TOI
also
praised
the
movie
and
wrote,
"Gripping,
tense
and
unpredictable,
despite
being
a
slow-burn
western,
Chaubey's
period
thriller
makes
for
a
riveting
watch.
It
manages
to
engage,
suspect,
shock
and
transport
you
to
a
world
where
people
yearn
for
salvation
over
survival."
Spotboye
rather
gave
the
film
a
mixed
review
and
wrote,
"Chaubey's
lives
up
to
his
Udta
Punjab
record
-but
partially.
Yours
truly
strongly
feels
that
he
would
have
got
it
better
if
he
had
layered
it
with
few
slices
of
commercial
elements.
The
film
tends
to
get
a
tad
repetitive
and
slow
with
similar
and
long
encounters
in
the
Valley."
Shot
in
Chambal,
the
film
is
set
in
the
1970s
and
showcases
a
small
town
ruled
and
dominated
by
dacoits
played
by
Sushant,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Ranvir
Shorey
and
others.
The
film
contains
many
expletives.
The
director,
who
has
critically-acclaimed
films
like
Udta
Punjab,
Ishqiya
and
Dedh
Ishqiya
to
his
credit,
had
earlier
admitted
that
there
is
always
a
pressure
on
him
to
deliver
good
content.
"That
kind
of
pressure
is
there
but
I
don't
think
about
it.
Filmmaking
itself
is
too
tough
but
the
focus
is
on
getting
it
right.
I
have
people
around
me
who
are
honest
and
critical
about
my
work," had
said
Abhishek
Chaubey.