Is
it
a
comedy?
A
film
with
a
social
message?
Or
wait,
a
gangster
flick?
Even
post
the
end-credits
finished
rolling
on
the
big
screen,
my
mind
was
yet
to
fathom
the
genre
of
'Family
Of
Thakurganj'.
This
Manoj
K
Jha's
directorial
begins
on
a
rather
old-fashioned
note.
We
get
a
glimpse
into
the
lives
of
brothers,
Nannu
(Jimmy
Sheirgill)
and
Munnu
(Nandish
Singh)
as
kids,
who
are
as
different
as
chalk
as
cheese.
After
their
father's
sudden
demise,
Nannu
grows
up
to
become
a
goon
who
is
famously
called
Bhaiyyaji
Of
Thakurganj.
Along
with
his
wife,
Sharbati
(Mahie
Gill),
he
successfully
runs
the
business
of
extortion
under
the
patronage
of
Baba
Bhandari
(Saurabh
Shukla).
On
the
other
hand,
Nannu,
a
man
of
principles,
owns
a
coaching
centre.
Soon,
their
lives
take
a
drastic
turn
with
the
world
of
power,
violence
and
deceit
surrounding
them,
testing
their
faith
in
their
respective
beliefs.
Right
from
the
first
frame
till
the
last,
director
Manoj
K
Jha
seems
as
confused
as
the
audience
to
bracket
his
film
into
a
genre.
He
tries
to
infuse
some
dark
humour
to
balance
the
violence,
but
fails
miserably.
The
half-baked
plot
and
amateurish
direction
make
'Family
Of
Thakurganj'
a
weak
fare.
It's
disheartening
to
watch
talented
actors
like
Jimmy
Sheirgill,
Mahie
Gill,
Supriya
Pilgaonkar,
Saurabh
Shukla
agreeing
to
be
a
part
of
a
silly
film
like
this!
Jimmy
Sheirgill
and
Mahie
Gill
who
earlier
shared
screen
space
together
in
the
'Saheb,
Biwi
Aur
Gangster'
franchise,
add
some
gravitas
to
the
film.
Supriya
Pilgaonkar
pulls
off
a
fine
act
with
whatever
has
been
offered
to
her.
Nandish
Singh,
who
gets
a
meatier
role,
struggles
to
do
justice
to
it
and
fumbles
when
the
frame
is
focussed
entirely
on
him.
Pranati
Rai
Prakash
who
plays
his
love
interest,
puts
up
a
tiresome
show.
Saurabh
Shukla
is
convincing
in
his
role.
The
cinematography
of
the
film
is
average.
The
film
could
have
been
snipped
shorter
by
a
few
minutes.
Speaking
about
the
songs,
they
merely
act
as
fillers.
There
are
some
films
which
are
so
bad
that
they
are
good.
Family
Of
Thakurganj
falls
exactly
in
that
category.
Manoj
K
Jha
misfires
with
this
one,
making
it
a
messy
revenge.
I
am
going
with
one
and
a
half
stars.