A much-needed booster shot is provided by Kailash (Sanjay Suri), a high-ranking police officer who gives Bulbul coaching lessons. In the bargain, the do-gooder gets into the crosshairs of a local politician who wants all the credit to accrue to him.

At the heart of the film is a story of an underdog and Pareeksha goes all out to desperately evoke sympathies.

The Political Fix: Will India’s illiberal turn under Modi hurt chances of engaging with the West? Radhika, who works in a steel utensil manufacturing unit, wonders where the money is coming from. The topicality of Pareeksha, streaming on Zee5 from today, stems from the yawning divides and crushing inequities that plague those that are up against class and caste barriers on the way to accessing things as fundamental as education, healthcare and livelihood opportunities, all of which are under a sharp spotlight in an India where the COVID-19 situation has exposed a creaking, lopsided delivery system like never before.

Aided by actors who measure up to the needs of the script in no uncertain way, Pareeksha captures the small-town ambience of Ranchi with unfailing precision while ensuring that the drama inherent in the pursuit of an impossible dream is universal.

He assumes English education in a CBSE school to be the sole escape out of poverty for his family, and resorts to petty theft in order to enrol his only son, Bulbul (Shivam Jha), in Sapphire.

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Does local language enhance the quality of education or is English a language of upward mobility?

© COPYRIGHT NDTV CONVERGENCE LIMITED 2020. Paper is Chapter wise MCQs and Practice sets. Granted a film can’t address all aspects of society, and Pareeksha makes a few pertinent observations in the area it chooses to address, but it fails to bring other inherent complexities and contradictions one can't overlook. Shubham Jha, playing the role of the underprivileged boy who relies solely on his acumen to get ahead, delivers a confident performance. It’s a support for truth and fairness in journalism. Sanjay Suri draws a convincing portrait of a man in uniform endowed with the spirit of a change agent. The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. You can support quality journalism by turning off ad blocker or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to The Hindu. It’s easy to remember after learning text book.” – Jagdish H., Hubli. Against the backdrop of NEP, the film finds a compelling (and unintended) relevance, as Bulbul, a clever and precocious kid, struggles to assimilate into an English speaking environment. A microscopic case study of Super 30—reiteration of "अब राजा का बेटा राजा नहीं बनेगा। राजा वही …

Hussain is ably supported by Priyanka Bose, who, too, has to move back and forth across a range of emotions - between the studiedly subtle and the deliberately pronounced.

We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times. Once his character enters the scenario, the film loses its appeal of observational storytelling and becomes weepy, hammering in the value of education repeatedly. Pareeksha Movie Review: Adil Hussain amplifies the act of tugging at the heartstrings with an acute awareness of purpose. Your support for our journalism is invaluable. In Prakash Jha’s Pareeksha, we see a glimpse of this discussion play out in the life of a cycle rickshaw driver Buchi (Adil Hussain), who transports kids of wealthy households to a private school, Sapphire, in Jharkhand.

Education is the only way to get out of this hell, Buchi observes. Buchi (Adil Hussain) and his wife Radhika (Priyanka Bose) work hard to ensure that Bulbul (Shivam Jha) will not end up like them. Packed with solid and credible performances all around, including from minor characters, Pareeksha makes its points without flourishes. Equal opportunities in the domain of education represent a dream that can only grow more distant in the current scenario. The film articulates its concerns forcefully. The film opens with the sound of the azaan blending into temple bells.