However, Sandhya isn’t the only one with a crush on an older person. There’s Kamal (Irfan Khan) of Chillar Party fame, who harbours secret a love for Sandhya. What follows is Kamal’s conventional ways of wooing Sandhya, and her illicit, yet stormy affair with Shyam.

Performance-wise, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi, both seasoned actors, play their respective parts effortlessly and with finesse. Both of them have found ways to charm the audience with their portrayal of Shyam and Sandhya. Child actors Kamal (Irfan Khan) and Mintu (Mohammad Saad) have done a fine job of playing village urchins who are curious about sex.
 

Handling a gritty reality is not everyone’s cup of tea but Shlok Sharma, who was an assistant director to Anurag Kashyap on Dev D and Gangs of Wasseypur, has balanced it well while at the helm of this film. He has nuanced the film very well and does not glorify the sexual relationship between teacher and minor. The movie also has its share of quirky moments and some light comedy.

 

Although Sharma does a decent job as director, he should have worked doubly hard on the screenplay. The movie fails to engage throughout, thanks to poor writing, and it tends to get monotonous. Apart from writing, another problem with the film is editing, which in several places jars while some scenes appear disjointed.