Lucknow Central (U/A)
15/Sep/2017 Action, Crime 2hrs 13 mins

2.50

Farhan & Co power prison drama

First-time director Ranjit Tiwari's undemanding fairy tale ambles around an innocent convict discovering fame and friendship within high-security prison walls. Writer Aseem Arora's low-hanging ambitions and straightforward conflict between negotiators of harm and reform renders Lucknow Central a sur...(more)

Source: Sukanya Verma, Rediff.com

3.00

Farhan Akhtar-starrer see-saws between musical drama, message film

Tiwari�s handling of the jail scenes are commendable even if the climax is a little contrived. And while this jailhouse rock-on see-saws between musical drama and message movie, its origins in a true story (about a real life prison band called Healing Hearts) and it�s notation on the merits of refor...(more)

Source: Udita Jhunjhunwala, Firstpost.com

3.50

Movie Review

Ranjit Tiwari handles this aspect of human alienation and friendship, beautifully. His understated sensibility resonates with his talented star cast, starting with the very impressive Ronit Roy. The actor stands out as the curt, conniving and clever jailer. Sadly, his character is reduced to being a...(more)

Source: Renuka Vyavahare, Times Of India

2.50

Farhan Akhtar�s jail break film lacks the sense of urgency

Though Tiwari tries to pay tribute to Orson Welles and Agneepath in his own way, nothing actually gives Lucknow Central the sense of urgency it needs to look like a jail break film. The screenplay is not convoluted, but it�s not coherent either. It�s too simple a narrative to capture the audience�s ...(more)

Source: Rohit Vats, Hindustan Times

3.00

Outstanding Script Doubled With Stellar Performances

Lucknow Central (coincidentally) shares a major portion of its film premises with the recently released Qaidi Band, one just cannot deny the bare fact that the script (Ranjit Tiwari, Aseem Arora) of Lucknow Central, comes across as one of the most appealing scripts of the year. Even though Lucknow C...(more)

Source: Satish Sundaresan , Koimoi

2.00

Movie Review

Ranjit Tiwari�s direction is simple but with such a flawed script, there�s nothing much he could have done. Few scenes are well handled but they all get overshadowed by the many bad scenes. Aseem Arora's dialogues however are fine, especially the ones mouthed by Ravi Kishan.(more)

Source: Bollywood Hungama News Network, Bollywood Hungama