Raksha Bandhan (U)
11/Aug/2022 Family, Drama 1hr 50mins

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Akshay Kumar shines in this festival crowd-pleaser

There are times when it feels that, in the name of creating an atmosphere of everyday toxic patriarchy, the writers begin to enjoy fat-shaming and colour-shaming the sisters. But eventually, Himanshu and Kanika return to 2022 and redeem Raksha Bandhan.(more)

Source: Anuj Kumar, The Hindu

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Akshay Kumar Has Enormous Workload In Tone Deaf Film

In a tone-deaf film, the lead actor is at liberty to slip in and out of his different avatars without having to worry about finer behavioural detailing. Raksha Bandhan is so, so yesterday in both substance and spirit that it could be passed off as a soggy 1950s film that has wended its way through ...(more)

Source: Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV Movies

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A touching sibling bond story that turns into a social commentary

�Raksha Bandhan� reflects the stories of people from small-town India, and in that effort, it does entertain especially in the first half. However, the story about bandhan between siblings soon turns into a social commentary about dowry, which takes up a lot of screentime of this 110-minute movie. T...(more)

Source: Archika Khurana, Times Of India

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Akshay Kumar's Humour Overweighed By Aanand L Rai's Drama

Raksha Bandhan celebrates all right things in the end, but it�s the journey to that celebration that doesn�t really intrigue you to stay invested.(more)

Source: Koimoi, Koimoi

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Revels in its conservatism then reprimands you for it

Raksha Bandhan, in the first half, attempts to portray our society but never shows it the mirror. When the conservatives and the bigots have had their fill of the boisterous humour and the sacrificial sentiments, the second half presents a punch-in-the-gut that can be easily dodged. The film spends...(more)

Source: Kartik, Indian Express

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RAKSHA BANDHAN is a touching family saga, with a highly emotional second half that uplifts the film.

RAKSHA BANDHAN starts on a funny note, showing Kedarnath feeding gol gappas to pregnant customers. The scenes at this point are funny as the makers talk about male children, dowry etc. However, it also hits you how these evils have been normalized in society. Kedarnath beating up eve teasers and the...(more)

Source: Bollywood Hungama, Bollywood Hungama