Darlings—the new Netflix film starring Alia Bhatt—is yet another Hindi-language comedy that doesn’t know how to navigate serious themes.
We talk about the film’s tonal imbalance, the disrespect with which it treats its protagonist, and director Jasmeet K. Reen’s under-confident handling of some very intense ideas.
We also discuss why rape-revenge films are morally thorny, and how Vijay Varma is able to elevate his underwritten character through performance alone.
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