Katiyabaaz Movie Review

Average Rating : 3.66/5

Katiyabaaz Movie Review
Review By : Saibal Chatterjee Rating : 3/5 Site :NDTV	It paints a portrait of a dysfunctional industrial and residential landscape where outages are a daily, even hourly, occurrence, and it is both engaging and enlightening. Katiyabaaz narrates the compelling story of a feisty, foul-tongued electricity pilferer who is pitchforked into the role of saviour to Kanpur’s ‘needy’ citizens. Visit Site For Full Review
Review By : Saurabh Dwivedi Rating :4/5 Site :Indiatoday	At the heart of the film is a contest between bureaucrat Ritu Maheshwari who is trying to fix the electric supply and Loha Singh, who sets up illegal electricity connections because the state supply is so erratic. Visit Site For Full Review
Review By : Rajeev Masand Rating : NA Site :CNN-IBN	Riveting as it is, there is a tinge of sadness attached to the film. A scene of bickering between Loha Singh and his mother is particularly moving, even if it does feel scripted. Another scene at the end of the film, in which Loha Singh must defend what he does to a dismissive drunken uncle, is heartbreaking. Visit Site For Full Review
Review By : Sonil Dedhia Rating :4/5 Site :Rediff	Set in a city where the temperatures during summers skyrocket to as high as 47 degrees Celsius, and power cuts last for as long as 15 hours, the Katiyabaaz -- Loha Singh -- is deemed the local Robin Hood who risks his life by climbing electricity poles to reroute electricity from affluent people to deprived neighbourhoods. Visit Site For Full Review
Review By : Mohar Basu Rating : 4.5/5 Site :Koimoi	The film invests a considerable amount of time on Ritu Maheshwari, the bureaucrat put incharge of Kanpur Electricity Supply who battles volatile politicians and attempt at changing her department with able mentoring but the illegal katiya system is so ingrained in the fabric of Kanpur’s thinking that it’s hard to seek the right path out for them. Maheshwari battles lackadaisical approach of her team, the people of Kanpur and politicians all with well meaning intention at heart. At one cue, she says that for a bureaucrat it is easy to merely sign papers but to sit up and change a reluctant system is a war to wage. Visit Site For Full Review
Review By : Shubhra Gupta Rating : 3/5 Site :Indian Express	The 80 minute documentary is like a passion play between Loha Singh, the thief who thinks of himself as a deliverer of essential goods, and the state electricity supply organization, headed by bureaucrat Ritu Maheshwari. It is the classic tussle between the beleaguered babu trying her best to cut through the decades of inefficiency and lethargy, and the people who are forced to rely upon those who devise ingenuous, and dangerous, ways to beat the system. Visit Site For Full Review
Review By : Sarita A Tanwar Rating : 3.5/5 Site :DNA india	A bold and honest attempt to expose the dire state of the people of Kanpur, Katiyabaaz will make you count your blessings for having access to the luxuries of having something as basic as electricity. Visit Site For Full Review