A film that fails to execute the slice-of-life formula

‘Upahaar’ attempts to show real-life struggles, but falls short on its character dynamics and thematic coherence.

Including the redundant wrestling scenes where the main characters are seen beating each other up, there is a lot wrong with ‘Upahaar’. Its main downfall lies in the filmmakers’ inability to fully develop the complexity of its characters and their actions, thus falling short of delivering a compelling ‘slice-of-life’ narrative.