Plot
The
opening
scene
begins
with
Haseena
(Shraddha
Kapoor)
being
summoned
to
the
Mumbai
sessions
court
for
her
involvement
in
her
brother
Dawood
(Siddhant
Kapoor)'s
illegal
activities
and
using
his
name
for
extortion.
'Main
Hoon
Haseena
Parkar'-
as
these
words
roll out
from
the
'Chubby
Cheeks'
lady's
mouth,
you
get
a
fair
amount
of
idea
about
what
you
are
plunging
into.
The
film
then
shuttles
between
past
and
present
where
we
get
a glimpse
into
Dawood's
rise
as
a
dreaded
gangster
and
the
repercussions
of
his
activities
on
his
family
especially
Haseena's
life.
Haseena's
father
Ibrahim
Kaskar
is
a
head
constable
in
Mumbai
police.
He
doesn't
get
along
with
his
brash
and
rebellious
son
Dawood
who
soon
with
his
brother
Sabbir
transforms
into
a
crime
lord.
Meanwhile
on
the
other
hand,
Haseena is
happily
married
to
a small-time
actor
Ismail
(Ankur
Bhatia)
who
also
owns
a
vegetarian
restaurant.
After
Sabbir
is
shot
dead
by
a
rival
Pathan
gang,
Dawood
takes
his
revenge
and
flees
from
the
country
when
the
police
tightens
their
grip
on
the
underworld.
Soon,
Haseena's
husband
Ismail
is
riddled
with
bullets
in
broad
daylight.
After
the
death
of
her
husband
and
in
her
brother's
absence,
she
takes
over
the
rein
of
the
business
and
becomes
'Aapa'.
The
rest
of
the
plot
revolves
around
finding
out
whether
Haseena
was
really
a
shrewd
woman
or
just
a
victim
of
unfortunate
circumstances.
Direction
Apoorva
Lakhia's
courtroom
drama
lacks
substance
and
Shraddha
Kapoor
falls
flat
when
it
comes
to
portraying
Haseena
Parkar
on
the
big
screen. What
could
have
been
an
engrossing
take
on
one
of
the
controversial
women
from
the
Mumbai
underbelly,
is
simply
reduced
to
a
tool
that
tries
to
manipulate
you
to
sympathize
with
Haseena
for
all
the
injustice
that
she
had
to
face
by
the
virtue
of
being
Dawood
Ibrahim's
sister!
The
abrupt
screenplay
adds
more
to
the
woes
and
some
of
the
dialogues
seem
just
absurd.
Lesser
said
about
the
characterization
the
better!
Performances
A
'bronzered' Shraddha
Kapoor
may
have
given
her
honest
shot,
but
sorry
girl,
you
are
a
miscast
here!
For
the
mature
version
of
Haseena,
she
seems
to
be
hiding
roshgullas
under
her
cheeks
as
she
slurs
while
mouthing
her
lines.
The
poker
face
doesn't help
either.
To
play
coy
in
a
wedding
night
scene,
she
quivers,
blinks
and
makes
some
weird
expressions
that
just
make
you
go
WTF!
One
moment
she
is
picking
up
a
fight
at
the
chawl's
water
tap
and
also
bashing
up
a
goon
for
unpaid
bills.
The
next
minute she's
back to
her
being Blinky-Eyes
all
clueless.
There's
no
built-up
about
her
transformation.
Instead,
the
makers
just
place
a
camera
at
her
feet,
take a
low
angle
shot
of
her
perched
on
a
huge
sofa
(oh
yes,
there's
stuffed
cheeks
too)
and
voila,
there
you
have
a
feisty
version
of
Haseena!
Siddhant
Kapoor
as
Dawood
Ibrahim
lacks
a
screen
presence
and
makes
a
mockery
of
his
role.
Ankur
Bhatia
too
fails
to
charm.
Technical
Aspects
Fahasat
Khan's
cinematography
is
average.
The
snail-paced
narrative
is
also
one
of
the
villains.
Some
of
the
dialogues
especially
the
courtroom
ones
make
you
giggle
for
all
the
wrong
reasons.
Music
Haseena
has
nothing
outstanding
to
offer
in
the
music
department.
Out
of
all
the numbers
in
the
soundtrack- there's only Tere
Bina
and
its
sad
version
which
make
it
to
the
film.
Verdict
There's
a scene
where
Shraddha's
Haseena says,
'Aapa
yaad
reh
gaya
na...
naam
yaad
rakhne
ki
zaroorat
nahi.'
Unfortunately,
there's
nothing
worth
remembering
in
this
snooze-fest.
Skipping
this
one
won't
do
much
harm!