Sunil Aggarwal Films and C.R. Films’ Hi Zindagi (A) is about the lack of laws to punish girls who sexually assault men.
Palak (Garima Singh), Megha (Ayushi Tiwari), Nandini (Deepanshi Tyagi) and Jyoti (Somi Shree) are friends who just want to have a good time with guys and booze. One day, they go on a picnic with Varun (Gaurav Singh). They sexually assault him for four days continuously. Taking him to be dead after that, they abandon him, but Varun is alive. He tries to file a police complaint against the four women for sexual assault, but the police refuse to do so. He also asks an advocate to file a case against the ladies, but the advocate pleads helplessness because of the absence of any law under which a case can be filed. Driven to his wits’ end, Varun teaches the four girls a lesson of their lifetimes.
Ajay Ram and Sangrila V. Kahar’s story is nothing to dance about. The duo’s screenplay is dull because of which the drama is boring and hackneyed. Many scenes are predictable. The duo’s dialogues fail to appeal.
Garima Singh does an average job as Palak. Ayushi Tiwari performs routinely as Megha. Somi Shree is ordinary as Jyoti. Deepanshi Tyagi is okay as Nandini. Gaurav Singh is not quite impressive in the role of Varun. Rishabh Sharma (as Sanjay), Sanjay Goyal (as Guptaji), Navin Kapila (as advocate Navin), Sunil Akhria (as police inspector Santosh Chaudhary) and the rest barely fit the bill.
Ajay Ram’s direction is below average. Music (by Pratik Lalji, Aditya Raj Sharma, Danish Ali and Umar Shaikh) is dull. Lyrics (by Jamil Ahmed, Aditya Raj Sharma and Raj Kumari Sharma) are routine. Ravi Akahday’s choreography is not up to the mark. Manoj Bhaskar’s background music is functional. Sunil Aher’s camerawork leaves something to be desired. Ajay Singh’s editing is loose.
On the whole, Hi Zindagi is so weak that it cannot be expected to have much of a life at the box-office.
Released on 14-11-’25 at Gem (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Multimedia Combines. Publicity & opening: poor. …….Also released all over. Opening was dull everywhere.
