Kaalidhar Laapata Review
Director: Madhumita Sundararaman
Date Created: 2025-07-04 19:16
3.5
Kaalidhar Laapata Review: Directed by Madhumita Sundararaman, from the Tamil movie KD (A) Karuppudurai. The movie features Abhishek Bachchan playing Kaalidhar, and has an excellent supporting cast featuring Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Daivik Baghela, Ganesh S. Mane, Dev Raaz and others. The movie is about memory loss, betrayal, and self-discovery. The film takes us on a crazy emotional rollercoaster with a man who had no business going through any of this.
Zee5’s Kaalidhar Laapata is about Kaalidhar, a mature man who suffers from short-term memory loss to the point that sometimes even gets visions that are not real. He is a member of a joint family, but only his sister truly cares for him. The rest of the family — brothers and sister-in-law — appear to be more interested in his property than his health.
They exploit his poor state of health, and his aforementioned brother-in-law manipulates his signature in property papers, leaving him at the Kumbh Mela. Their fake search for their lost brother becomes serious when the papers get burned in a fire. Meanwhile, Kaalidhar makes up his mind that he is better off accompanying Ballu, his new friend, than with the cruelty of his own family.
Kaalidhar Laapata Review
To tell you the truth, I didn’t have high hopes for the Kaalidhar Laapata film. But then the story began to unfold, and it really hit me in the gut. I liked how the movie portrayed the beauty of friendship between two strangers, and how sometimes, those who are not of our blood treat us with love and respect than our own flesh and blood. The bond shared by Kaalidhar and Ballu was regular and warm, full of little moments of joy that had me smiling and welling up in equal measure.
One of the positives of Zee5 film Kaalidhar Laapata is the writing. Amitosh Nagpal’s dialogue is straightforward, yet it says a lot. It is not a sorrowful story — it is a humorous, introspective and heart-tugging story. And even though the story is languid, at no point does it drag. The film provides you with time to acclimatise with the characters, reflect on their sorrow, their desires, and their choices. It caused me to ponder how we treat our seniors and, when they become dependent on us, why we treat them the way we do.
I also loved how natural everything was. The aesthetic and production of the film and the cinematography had the quality of an old Indian movie about it — serene, steady and full of emotional nuance. The shots weren’t too flashy, and that allowed me to get that sense of those characters’ emotions. Madhumita, the director, definitely knows how to tell a story without yelling. There’s subtlety here, but it’s really intense.” And everything seemed real, from the locations to the costumes.
But one thing I must say is that the film’s songs didn’t gel with me. In fact, they felt a little out of place. I understand that music plays a massive role in Hindi cinema, but it sort of killed the moment here. The emotions were already high, and we didn’t need to have songs to kill the moment. But this is a small point in an otherwise great film.
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Now, coming to the performances, Abhishek Bachchan’s acting in this movie is definitely one of the best performances of his till now. He is cool, shattered, hilarious, perplexed – simultaneously. His body language, his facial expressions, even the smallest details, like the way he moves his hands, tell so much about the character. I was actually looking at his face far more in each scene, just to see these little things.
Another welcome surprise is Daivik Baghela, Ballu. He is full of energy and life on screen, and his on-screen rapport with Bachchan is a treat to watch. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, as ever, is dependable and adds to the narrative a much-needed seriousness. And even though she is only briefly in frame, Nimrat Kaur makes a lasting impression.
The truly fascinating thing that lingered with me from the Kaalidhar Laapata movie was the message. The movie kindly reminds us how frequently in society we abuse or forget about people who are extremely old, or sick, or ‘useless.’ It reminds us that when we come across such persons, we are to love them, not pity or envy. And it makes us question: what does it actually mean for a human being to be family? Is it blood or the way they treat us?
Summing Up
Kaalidhar Laapata is the kind of film that will give you something more if you are tired of cacophonous action films or dumb rom-coms. It is plain, honest, and emotional. You will laugh, you will cry (and most importantly) you will leave with your mind slightly altered regarding life. If you like stories that move you and performances that leave an impact, this is a film that you should not miss.
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