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Nakhrewaalii

Romance Hindi


Sumit Mishra cross-dresses as a woman to win over his love interest, Paridhi.

Cast:Ansh Duggal, Pragati Srivastava, Akash Makhija, Gopal Datt, Kumud Mishra, Aayush Verma, Kajol Bhadana, Rishi Raj Bhasin,
Director:Rahul Shanklya
Writer:Divy Nidhi Sharma
Camera:Chirantan Das

All Guild Reviews of "Nakhrewaalii"

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A Romcom That Fails to Read the Room

Fox in morning light

Rahul Desai | The Hollywood Reporter India

Sat, October 31 2026

This over-the-top comedy about a sexist playboy who pretends to be a woman to aid his love story is a red flag pretending to be a green flag

Think of the hundred ways in which a story about the transformation of a small-town playboy can happen. Think of the hundred ways in which the sexist hero learns his lesson. Love? Heartbreak? Big city humbling? Grief? Falling for a feminist? Falling for a gangster? Falling for Ravi Kishan reels? Trust Bollywood, however, to find the 101st way. Trust mainstream Hindi cinema to come up with a gimmick that pretends to be entertaining and edgy and self-aware but is unwittingly creepy and regressive. Trust it to provide an answer to a question nobody asked: What if Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Dream Girl had a baby that grew up to become a Tanu Weds Manu fan stumbling out of the bar?

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