Lucky Baskhar

Genres : Thriller, Drama

Film Credits

Director : Venky Atluri

Main Cast : Dulquer Salmaan, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Surya Srinivas, Ramki

Release Date : 31st October 2024

Writer : Surya Turaga

Date : 5th January 2025

A thrilling story about a banker who seizes control of his life, breaking the rules to make more money and become rich. Lucky Baskhar is a fictional drama movie inspired by some real-life incidents. The plot is interesting and detailed, giving an exciting story without becoming unrealistic. Dulquer Salmaan struggles to portray emotion as an ambitious money hungry family guy but looks good for the role. This is certainly a worthwhile watch, even if you don’t know much about schemes and economics.

Baskhar is a banker stuck in poverty, looking for a way to provide for his wife and child. He then finds an opportunity, and the movie proceeds in a Catch Me If You Can style of storytelling, with Baskhar using his intellect and risking it all to make money. Soon, more players become visible in the game, such as the authorities and real-life convicted fraudster Harshad Mehta. The movie handles all this very well, not letting the story get too convoluted while maintaining an air of complexity in scheming.

I certainly liked the 1980’s Bombay setting of the film, it looked simple and pleasing, without crowding the scenes. The film also incorporated Hindi despite being a Telugu film, a detail that I appreciated. The casting was similarly on point, with characters all looking their part. I really liked Meenakshi Chaudhary’s portrayal of the bankers struggling but caring wife. I cannot say the same for Dulquer Salmaan. He didn’t really show emotions that well, going through the role of an intellectual risk taker with more or less a blank face. He certainly looked good for positive emotions, but he didn’t showcase much range with negatives.

The story takes you through its ups and downs, keeping viewers engaged for most of the film. My only problem with the film is that they didn’t antagonize the protagonist when they should have. The character had an arc to teach him the importance of caring for his family and not being greedy, so there was a low point for him. Due to slightly crammed story pacing, the emotion of the protagonist potentially going down a bad path just doesn’t take. This reminded me of a similar flaw in 12th Fail, where the protagonist’s phase of overworking was not shown boldly as a bad path. The essence of the message is there, though.

Regardless, Lucky Baskhar is a fun and entertaining film that is certainly well paced and handles narration exceptionally well. Overall, this is a film worth watching whether you know about the intricacies of financial scams or not.

Surya-o-meter : 84%

Story - 9/10

Directing - 7/10

Acting - 8/10

Music - 7/10

Cinematography - 8/10

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