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Why Cheat India

  • 2019
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3.1K
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Emraan Hashmi in Why Cheat India (2019)
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The movie focuses on existing malpractices in country's education system, the whole concept of buying your way through education, jobs and earnings. Even with an evolving education system, t... Read allThe movie focuses on existing malpractices in country's education system, the whole concept of buying your way through education, jobs and earnings. Even with an evolving education system, the country faces scams like SSC and HSC paper leaks, CBSE re-examination, Vyaapam, etc. Th... Read allThe movie focuses on existing malpractices in country's education system, the whole concept of buying your way through education, jobs and earnings. Even with an evolving education system, the country faces scams like SSC and HSC paper leaks, CBSE re-examination, Vyaapam, etc. The movie tries to shift the attention of people to understand the vulnerability of hardwork... Read all

  • Director
    • Soumik Sen
  • Writers
    • Soumik Sen
    • Mishkka Shekhawat
  • Stars
    • Emraan Hashmi
    • Shreya Dhanwanthary
    • Snighdadeep Chatterji
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    3.1K
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    • Director
      • Soumik Sen
    • Writers
      • Soumik Sen
      • Mishkka Shekhawat
    • Stars
      • Emraan Hashmi
      • Shreya Dhanwanthary
      • Snighdadeep Chatterji
    • 33User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Emraan Hashmi
    Emraan Hashmi
    • Rakesh Kumar Singh
    Shreya Dhanwanthary
    Shreya Dhanwanthary
    • Nupur Dubey
    Snighdadeep Chatterji
    • Satyendera Dubey 'Sattu'
    Shubham Somu Srivastava
    • MBA Student
    Navneet Srivastava
    • Pintu
    Nanda Yadav
    Nanda Yadav
    • Malini Awasthi
    Ashmita Kaur Bakshi
    • Neha
    Shibani Bedi
    Shibani Bedi
    • Emraan Hashmi's Wife Sunita
    Durgesh Chauhan
    • MBA father
    Mahesh Chandra Deva
    • Vaidhya
    • (as Mahesh Deva)
    Elena Roxana Maria Fernandes
    Elena Roxana Maria Fernandes
    • Sarah
    Sameeksha Gaur
    • Jahnavi
    • (as Samiksha Gaur)
    Akhilesh kumar Gupta
    • Kurshi assistant
    • (as Akhilesh)
    Amitabh Gupta
    Amitabh Gupta
    • Rakesh Relative 2
    • (as Amitabha a Gupta)
    Harshit Gupta
    • Student
    • (as Harshit Gupta)
    Rajesh Jais
    Rajesh Jais
    • Prosecution lawyer
    Narendra Kanojiya
    • Student
    Zaara Khan
    • Director
      • Soumik Sen
    • Writers
      • Soumik Sen
      • Mishkka Shekhawat
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    5nadkarnisumeet

    Emraan Hashmi is impressive. The movie ain't.

    Why Cheat India review :

    From smooching his female co-stars in erotic thrillers to now fixing post graduate exams, Emraan Hashmi has come a long way. His acting has tremendously improved with time and so has his choice of picking scripts. No more Murders and Zehers for him, thank you!!

    At concept level, Why Cheat India offers an interesting perspective in to the widely perpetuated exam scams across India. Unfortunately, it doesn't translate in to a consistently engaging cinema.

    Emraan plays Rakesh Singh, a Robinhood of sorts, who hires financially poor exam toppers to appear proxy for rich duds in the examinations. "Akalmand toh tum ho; nakalmand banoge ki nahi", he lures one such topper Sattu (Snighadeep Chatterjee) on to his payroll.

    Sattu falls for the quick buck and his didi Nupur (Shreya Dhanwanthary) falls for apna Rakesh Bhai. So far so good.

    Post interval, the film shifts from the small towns of Uttar Pradesh to aamchi Mumbai and degenerates in to multiple sub plots - drugs, sex, badla, dhoka...anything and everything is crammed in to the narrative while losing focus of its core theme.

    It's here that the film's pace dips and dithers and a couple of situations appear confusing. Worse, the climax actually appears to encourage cheating and indulging in fraudulent practices. Maybe the reason our already conservative censors ordered a 'Why' to be added to the films title...

    On the positive, the entire real life paper leak scam where answers were verbally provided in a crowded conference hall is well recreated. So is the deep political nexus behind it. That ten minute sequence is a revelation, no doubt.

    Of the cast, Shreya Dhanwantary, playing Emraan's love interest, not only looks charming but also pitches in a sincere performance. And yes, Emraan bhai gets his mandatory lip-lock with her. To please his single screen fans. Oh well!

    The technical aspects are strictly satisfactory - Not that great but no eeks either. Bappi Lahiri's 'Dil Mein Ho Tum' song from Vinod Khanna starrer 'Satyamev Jayate' (1987) is recreated in an average music score.

    Finally, Emraan Hashmi is the film's biggest draw and he expectedly delivers a competent act. Unfortunately, 'Cheat India' gives him only a pass class. No distinction. You know 'Why'...

    Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
    8karmjit

    good movie

    I dont know why the movie got flopped. its better than emraan hashmi usual movies. he gives quite good performance in this movie. the concept is good and well treated. i dont know why such a good movie got flopped. it deserves to be atleast average or hit. anyway its a nice movie. enjoy for the good performances and entertainment.
    10arbazkhan-01562

    Go watch cheat India

    Please go an watch cheat India do not listen any nagative reviews it's a awesome subject and awesome acting by Emraan sir you must have to go
    9rezaahmed-57479

    Something learnin.

    It's a movie here you learn something. I think it's very useful specially at this time. At last great one go and enjoy.
    10Fella_shibby

    'My child always comes first in class', this syndrome has truly ruined everything.

    I saw this in a theatre with my teenage son who wants to do Engineering. Since this film is focussed on the subject of education n the pressure surrounding it, I am glad I saw this with my son. The film is enlightening n entertaining. Hashmi's acting is praiseworthy. Here, he looked n acted very sober n intelligent compared to his previous glamourous roles. He is famous for two things, songs n smooches n this film does have both of em but very mildly. Hashmi shud be commended to do a movie like this which is so opposite to the regular Bollywood trash, minus the item songs (which is Hashmi's forte), minus the awful gravity defying action sequences, minus the ridiculous six pack abs, etc. Inspite of the budget, the film is very well made. The end speech in the courtroom did make some sense regarding the deserving candidate n the twist was kinda good. This film is anyday better than the awful Simmba.

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      • January 18, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Watch Why Cheat India Online at ZEE5
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Зачем обманывать Индию
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      • Ellipsis Entertainment
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