''Nail Polish'' is a 2021 Indian

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film written and directed by Bugs Bhargava Krishna. Produced by Pradeep Uppoor, Seema Mohaptra, Jahanara Bhagava and Dhirajj Vinodd Kapoor with the production house as Ten Years Younger Production. Starring

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, Manav Kaul,

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, Rajit Kapur, Anand Tiwari and Samreen Kaur. The film follows the trial of a famous social activist who is accused of raping and murdering two migrant children while also suspected of killing others. ''Nail Polish'' premiered on

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on 1 January 2021.

Cast

as Siddharth Jaisingh (Sid) * Manav Kaul as Veer Singh; 'Ranjit'; 'Charu Raina' * Anand Tiwari as Amit Kumar * Rajit Kapur as Judge Kishore Bhushan *

as Shobha Bhusan *Samreen Kaur as Charu Raina *

Sameer Dharmadhikari Sameer Dharmadhikari is an Indian film and television actor and model known for playing the role of Samrat Bindusara Maurya in ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''. He played the male lead in the Marathi film '' Nirop'' that won the National Award f ...

as DCP Sunil Sachdev *

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as Yashpal Sharma *

Neha Hinge Neha Hinge is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Femina Miss India International in Femina Miss India 2010 pageant and represented India in Miss International 2010 held in Tokyo in Japan where she mad ...

as Malthi Kumar *Pratibha Goregaonkar as Matron *Mansee Deshmukh as Maya Kawal *Deepak Chaddha as Dada Shah *Sukesh Anand as Harpal Phera *

Shiv Kumar Subramaniam Shiv Kumar Subramaniam (23 December 1959 – 10 April 2022) was an Indian actor and screenwriter who is known for his role as the leading industrial tycoon I. M. Virani in the Indian television serial '' Mukti Bandhan'' on Colors channel. H ...

as Dr. Nandi

Reception

Anna M. M. Vetticad gave a positive review and said that the film "touches upon aspects of sexual violence rarely discussed in Hindi cinema or in Indian society at large." Shrikanth Venkatesh of

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wrote, "''Nail Polish'' is a gritty film and is gripping for the most part. The acting is generally top notch, with

and Manav Kaul especially in fine form. Archika Khurana of ''

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'' called it a "a compelling thriller which can be watched for its story and most importantly the outstanding performances."

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of ''

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'' praised the film and wrote, "A few things are overstated, a couple of facts are fuzzily presented, but despite the occasional eye-roll, ''Nail Polish'', buoyed by a wonderful performance from Manav Kaul, and ably supported by the rest, keep us engaged." Prathyush Parasuraman of

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wrote, "If nothing else, this movie is a testament to how well-framed and well-acted films can elevate even the banal writing, even if it cannot entirely transcend the banality."

Soundtrack

References

External links

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