Expectations

Rajkummar Rao is known for some fantastic performances. He started with small but meaningful roles and gradually established his own territory. His films might have worked or may have been disasters at the box-office, but his performance has always been appreciated by the classes and the masses. He stole the show in his last released film 'Bareily Ki Barfi' and thus has managed to generate decent amount of curiosity for his latest release 'Newton', especially among all those who love meaningful cinema.

Story

'Newton' is a story of Nutan Kumar / Newton (Rajkummar Rao), a government officer who has been assigned the task of conducting fair and square elections in the tribal zone of India. As soon as Newton reached the army base, he is introduced to the terror of Naxalites by army commanding officer Aatma Singh (Pankaj Tripathi). Aatma Singh and his troops take Newton and his team to the polling area and help them in establishing the polling booth. Sadly, none of the local tribal people are aware about the election and fails to be part of it.

The 'Glitz' Factor

The story line is interesting and the theme is something unseen in Hindi films. The whole topic of commencing fair elections in the tribal area with the backdrop of the Indian army and Naxalites is amazing. The quirky humour in the movie works in the favour of the film.

Generally, such film are either preachy or dramatic, but 'Newton' is presented in a light and breezy manner. There are some enjoyable scenes in the first half which keep you entertained as well as highly engaged in the film.

The cinematography is good and keeps the mood of the film intact. The background music of 'Newton' works as an additional screenplay.

Director Amit V Masurkar comes up with a unique concept and extracts some fine performances from the lead protagonists.

Rajkummar Rao adds one more feather to his cap. Pankaj Tripahti's performance is amazing. Raghubir Yadav lends good support and shines out in his small part. Sanjay Mishra's cameo was impactful. Anjali Patil was fine in her part.

The 'Non-Glitz' Factor

On the flip side, the narrative part is slow and at times bit lethargic. The minimal screen happenings dilute the flow of the film and would not be appreciated by the regular movie watching audience. Also, after a given point the movie goes on a monotonous mode.

The ending should have been a bit better and not as abrupt as it was shown in the movie. The movie is less than two hours, but still there could have been some improvement in the editing department.

If only the pace would have been bit generic and not pleasing the film festival audience, the impact would have been super high. The screenplay also needed a bit more detailing and a better ending. The soul-touching part in the finale goes missing. Omkar Das Manikpuri was wasted.

Final 'Glitz'

'Newton' explores the new horizons in the genre of meaningful cinema.