420 IPC Movie Review: A Thrilling Case Of Forgery Successfully Manages To Cheat The Audience By Playing Crooked Game

ZEE5's original 420 IPC spills out the entire concept through the title only. It is no different from all those courtroom dramas we have seen so far, but there is something else to it just when you think it's all over. A simple case of forgery turns into economic offense and later reveals a crooked game that nobody expected. Although, it doesn't offer that exciting thrill due to the limits of money-scams, which isn't a big 'massy' issue, it still stays on a level. Coming from the writer of Section 375, 420 IPC has got the same nature of story- A big delusion. With a simple formula of 'There's more to it than meets the eye,' the film manages to cheat the audience and for some first-timers who don't know Manish Gupta's signature, it may turn out to be a thrilling affair.In this ZEE5 original, the protagonist CA Keswani is arrested for bank fraud and forgery. He, along with his wife, hires a Lawyer named Birbal, to prove his innocence. Birbal takes the case too seriously, and being extremely passionate about his profession, he digs the entire thing till the core. The truth we see in the climax is expectedly unexpected. It does not remain a simple case of forgery anymore, it starts showing those spread roots of corruption and Black-money scams and that's where the last thrill begins. One can say that it was too late to start a new thing but then you have a fulfilling 'The End' frame to categorize it your own ways. The mix of thriller genre with scams and courtroom drama is not an easy thing; therefore 420 IPC walks away with a soft corner.The cast of 420 IPC has got talented names. The names which are not Superstars but have better acting skills than them. Vinay Pathak is simply flawless as a normal working middle-class man with the family. Gul Panag has got only a few good scenes to share but she is honest with every single moment she spends on screen. Ranvir Shorey will surprise you with his accent whereas Rohan Mehra presents a fantastic lawyer with tactical understanding. So overall there are no issues with the cast, except for the underwhelming use of their impeccable skills. The film is hardly 100 minutes long and that's certainly not enough to give justice to so many actors at the same time. However, the screenplay does provide a pace to the narrative.What 420 IPC lacks is the morality in this highly confidential script. When you see those arguments in the courtroom not making much sense, you lose the compassionate and empathetic touch with it. Even though you want the protagonist to get out of it, at one moment you start grudging. Manish Gupta as a writer could have sorted this mess so that the director Manish Gupta would have got better chances to elaborate it. Overall, it's a good attempt to discover the new cheating formula– the same Manish Gupta used in Section 375. Just like that film, this one too offers some delightful surprises along with bitter truth that may leave you scratching your head about this whole mess of 420 IPC, Money Scams and Black-money cases you read in the newspapers.