Why Cheat India Review: A Strong Story Is Let Down By A Scattered Screenplay
For over a month now, we’ve all been hearing, reading and watching a lot of sneak peeks from Soumik Sen’s Why Cheat India. The social drama sheds light on and maps the infamous state of the Indian education system from the 90s till date. The story revolves around Emraan Hashmi‘s sly Robin Hood–like character who finds loopholes in the education system and exploits its faulty ways for his own benefits. All the while, running his own corrupt version of the big-brother program with the underprivileged but brilliant kids who are willing to bend the rules to make a living and then some more.
The film begins with Satyendra Sharma aka Sattu played by Snighadeep Chatterjee, who is pursuing Engineering like thousands of other kids in the country. Emraan’s character, Rakesh Singh aka Rocky spots this son of a middle-class government employee, yes, the screenplay ensures we know how middle class, indeed. Sattu is also shown to have an elder sister, played by Shreya Dhanwanthary, who has the most screen time besides Emraan and Snighadeep. The story quickly moves on to bring to light the various ways the system can be and is cheated. From having to pay bribes to assuming false identities and appearing for exams, the faults of the education system are brought to the forefront and how. The whistle-blower nature of the script makes you want to watch what’s happening on the big screen. The movie raises a lot of questions and has its heart in the right place. However, it fails to hold the viewer’s attention for most parts of the film.
The story is interesting but the screenplay disappoints. The scenes seem to be dragged and don’t end long after the point has been made. For instance, the scene where you get a glimpse of Sattu’s family. It makes sure you know how middle class they are and does that a few times over with every dialogue. The dialogues are another let-down, you really hope for them to get better but they simply don’t. There are a few songs in the film but they are ill-timed and unnecessary at times. The film also has a courtroom scene where Emraan’s character and the lawyer present two different sides of the coin, that is the Indian Education System. The three central characters of the film are the saving grace of the film and shoulder the weight of every element that isn’t quite up to the mark.
The movie hits the right notes when it comes to making us question the part we play in the tangled web of corruption in the education system. This film isn’t a solution to the long-standing problem but it doesn’t pretend to be that either. It is merely a mirror to look into the hundreds and thousands of ways that this scam is being pulled right under our noses. If you have no plans this weekend then go watch this film for the actors’ performances.
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