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Join UsStar Cast: Mahima Chaudhri, Sanjay Mishra, Vyom Yadav, Pallak Lalwani, Pravin Singh Sisodia, Shrikant Verma
Director: Siddhant Raj Singh
What’s Good: Right casting and brisk pacing
What’s Bad: Some points that will be spoilers to reveal
Loo Break: Maybe in the first half
Watch or Not?: It is simple, pleasant and realistic, so why not?
Language: Hindi
Available On: Theatrical release
Runtime: 130 Minutes
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In Benares lives Durlabh Prasad (Sanjay Mishra), a widower for the last 25 years. He is a simple-hearted, docile individual who runs a hair-cutting saloon, aided by his brother-in-law, Manchu (Shrikant Verma). His son, Murli (Vyom Yadav), has never seen his mother and is a happy-go-lucky kind of young man who is in love with Mehak (Pallak Lalwani). Mehak is the daughter of Brajnarayan Bharti (Pravin Singh Sisodia), a prosperous businessman whose home has multiple women, from the old dadi (a fantastic actor) to his wife (Navni Parihar) and more. When he comes to know of his daughter’s love and lover, he objects to the banns because there are no women in Murli’s household. Grandma has a broader view but is overruled, and the only thing left for Murli to do is to marry off his father! But while his father is finally persuaded, all attempts to get him a bride, including ads, prove futile.
At the interval point, Durlabh bumps into Babita (Mahima Chaudhri), who was his first love. When Murli finds his father taking an interest in her, he is happy. Soon, a Valentine’s Day video goes viral, and now Brajnaryan has a new objection! He tells Murli that he will not tolerate just any woman in Mehak’s in-laws’ household: Babita coaches children—she has travelled the world and is an independent, free-thinking woman who has been on her own feet. And thus her modern approach irks Brajnarayan, who now has a new ultimatum: he will permit Mehak to marry Murli if Durlabh remains single!
Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi Movie Review: Script Analysis
Adesh K. Arjun’s dialogues, seeped in local lingo, are simple, just like the film and its characters, and pep up the script at every crucial point as well. The initial conversation between Murli and Mehak’s family, the night sequences between Durlabh and Manchu, the clash between Durlabh and Murli later, and the various sequences where Babita reveals the stuff she’s made of are all well-conceived sequences lifted by his lines.
Writer Prashant Singh spins a straightforward story where the opposition to love does not come from economic differences but quirky reasons, and within this narrative, delivers messages of import: that women must stand on their own feet and be allowed to make their own decisions, that remarriage can happen at any age, that progress is a must and that patriarchy should be junked.
Nevertheless, the ‘filmi’ tropes do dilute impact: why can’t Durlabh be frank enough with Brajnarayan and his son about his relationship with Babita? There are similar, smaller flaws that are avoidable.
Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi Movie Review: Star Performance
While Sanjay Mishra is his usual competent self, Vyom Yadav, as his son, comes across as a sincere and adept performer: his sequence with Babita is remarkable. Pallak Lalwani is alright and looks like a tepid version of Mrunal Thakur. As Brajnarayan, Pravin Singh Sisodia is excellent, though his persona and performance both seem to be similar to vintage Shatrughan Sinha! Shrikant Verma is easygoing and charming.
Mahima Chaudhry is a pleasant Babita, essaying a seemingly no-frills character with grace and understanding. The dadi, as mentioned above, is portrayed by an outstanding actress whose name I could not trace. Dheerendra Gautam as Tarre and Kirte Gupta as Nibha make bright appearances. The rest of the cast is okay.
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Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi Movie Review: Direction, Music
Siddhant Raj Singh’s direction is fluid, and he handles the actors very well. The pre-climax sequence between Durlabh and Babita could have been (much) more convincing, though, and some crispness in the first half would have helped. The BGM (Arabinda Neog) and music (Anurag Saikia) serve the film’s purpose, though from the songs, only Babuji karne chale biyaah impresses.
Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi Movie Review: The Last Word
This is a film that should have ideally got an OTT release. It is a modestly budgeted and heartfelt family drama told with gentle placidity, and with the current box-office battles between big-screen blockbusters, it is sadly likely to lose out despite its good points.
Three and a half stars!
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Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi released on 19 December 2025.
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