Haseena Parkar Movie Review

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Haseena Parkar movie is, of course, about India’s most wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim’ s sister who commanded almost equal respect and put fear in the people who worked for her. Her entry into the Mumbai underworld was marked by assassination of Ismail Parker by Arun Gawli gang in 1991.  She later dies because of cardiac arrest in Mumbai in July 2014. Checkout our Haseena Parkar Movie Review below.

Haseena Parkar Cast

Directed by Apoorva Lakhia (Shootout in Lokhandwala), the movie tells the story of her rise int he underworld and also gives a look at her personal life. Shraddha Kapoor, though not similar in looks, seems to have adapted well to the role and looks the part in the movie.

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Haseena Parker (2017)
Directed By: Apoorva Lakhia
Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhant Kapoor,
Release Date: 22 September 2017

Haseena Parkar Movie Story

Haseena Parker movie is a sort of biographical that charts the only sister’s life in the family of criminals. Her struggles as a young girl, and later her leadership position in the family throws light on surviving intense pressure and trauma at the same time. The fight for survival is highlighted after the death of her husband at the hands of a rival gang and her rise to becoming Haseena Aapa, one of the most feared in Mumbai in the 90s underworld.

The movie also highlights the gang wars and Dawood’s retaliation for illing Ismail Parker at J. J. Hospital. Her influence continued well int the new millennium with builders trying to get into her good books for land from slum dwellers and Bollywood for movie rights in Gulf and central Russia.

She continued to conduct her business, which was mainly extortion fro decades, flying under the radar.

Haseena Parkar Movie Trailer

Watch Shraddha Kapoor’s amazing portrayal of the character and tell us if you are drawn to this biographical of a woman don in Mumbai.

Haseena Parkar Movie Reviews

The critics reviews are in and they are mostly satisfied with Shraddha Kapoor’s performance. However, the film leaves a lot desiring as the complex character of the person behind the role is left unexplored. Here is what Haseena Parkar movie reviews like,

“The crime drama fails to offer an insight into Haseena’s life whatsoever as an individual, beyond her infamous identity as Dawood’s sister, who dropped her bhai’s name to settle property disputes, extort money from builders etc.” ~ Renuka, Times of India

“Save that money, order a pizza and cola and watch Once Upon A Time In Mumbaii, Shootout At Lokhandwala or Company instead.” ~ Smrity Sharma, India.com

 

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