Nana Patekar enlivens a sluggish, overly familiar cat-and-mouse thriller.
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Critic consensus
Critical reception for Shagird is mixed to lukewarm, with the majority of reviewers sitting in the average-to-mediocre range. Nana Patekar's performance is the most consistently acknowledged strength, with several critics noting his deadpan wit and eccentric screen presence, while Nishikant Kamat's acting talent also draws mention. Common criticisms include the film feeling overly familiar and not fresh enough as a thriller, a weak antagonist undermining the cat-and-mouse premise, and a narrative that overstays its welcome despite occasional sharp exchanges.
Positive = 6.5/10 and up · negative = below 5/10
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Punctuated with thrilling chases and shoot-outs in the crowded by-lanes of Delhi, Shagird is another interesting film from maverick director Tigmanshu Dhulia who made an impression with Haasil, his very first film.
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Lines soaked with gallows-humour are all well and good, but a cat and mouse game can never work as well if the mouse isn't any fun at all.
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Nana Patekar fans will enjoy his purposefully eccentric, casually ruthless cop but honestly, it felt like déjà vu to me.
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The trouble with 'Shagird', despite its sharp, often funny exchanges, and a few spanking scenes, is that it is not new enough.
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On the whole, SHAGIRD is a powerful film with an equally power-packed screenplay. Though a well-made film, the awareness levels have been pretty low and the hype, therefore, is missing. But here's a film that deserves to be watched for its captivating screenplay and striking performances.
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Shagird is not devoid of merit. The Patekar characters affinity to vintage film songs gives a centre to an otherwise-doddering tale of desperate corruption.
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SHAGIRD fails in its attempt to be a taut thriller and overstays its welcome.
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Nana Patekar has been there, done that but it is still fun to watch him with his dead pan expressions. The director has shown a bit of flair for telling these kinds of stories but you wish he would have done it with a bit more panache.
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There isn't much going for the film apart from Patekar's wit and Kashyap's acting talent. Without them, this film would probably have not got a single star.
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On the whole, Shagird may be a well-made film but it has several things going against it – lack of face value (Nana Patekar alone doesn't sell), dated look, lack of promotion, dull title and horrifyingly poor initial. It will, therefore, sink at the box-office without a trace.
Credits
Nana PatekarHanumant Singh
Mohit AhlawatMohit Kumar
Rimi SenVarsha Mathur
Zakir HussainRajmani Singh
Anurag KashyapBunty Bhaiya
Kishori ShahaneMrs. Hanumant Singh
Rajendra SethiParas Nath Thakur
Rajiv GuptaInspector Rajbir
Vishwajeet PradhanAli
Gargi PatelVarsha's Mother
Hrishitaa BhattSpecial appearance
Kamal MalikRajmani's side kick
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