‘When you throw lemons…': Taapsee Pannu shades negative reviews as Gandhari becomes #1 non-English film on Netflix
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Taapsee Pannu's latest movie Gandhari rolled out on Netflix on September 3. The movie received mostly negative to mixed reviews from critics, but despite the response from critics and the audience, it has been performing well on the streaming platform, becoming the most-watched non-English movie on the platform last week.
Adding to this, Taapsee Pannu celebrates Gandhari's success. Gandhari tops Netflix list despite mixed reviews The star took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the feat. She shared a screenshot showing Gandhari topping Netflix's non-English movies category. According to Netflix's website, the movie has held the No. 1 position in 58 countries since its rollout two weeks ago. The movie has also garnered 9.6 million views since its rollout, clocking 18.7 million viewing hours. Netflix's analytics site, Tudum, shows Gandhari is the most-watched non-English movie on Netflix in the last week, beating Facing El Chapo and The Secret Woman.
Meanwhile, Taapsee shared the movie's achievement on X and wrote, "#Gandhari when numbers speak."
Notably, Taapsee also took a dig at negative reviews and reshared a post that shared how the movie has topped Netflix chart despite being ‘trashed by everyone’. Taapsee reshared the post and wrote, “Not ‘everyone’ I guess. When you throw lemons, we make lemonade. Cheers!”
As per the latest buzz, In Netflix's Top 10 non-English flms list, Gandhari is followed by the Danish movie The Secret Woman. Suriya's Vishwanath & Sons, meanwhile, has quickly entered the Top 10 list and currently stands at No. 3.
In further updates, Other Indian films on the list include Ajay Devgn-led multi-starrer Dhamaal 4, R Madhavan's GDN, and Alia Bhatt and Sharvari's Alpha, which occupy the fifth, sixth and ninth positions, respectively.
On top of that, Hindustan Times gave the movie 2.5 stars. A part of the review read, "The trouble is that the movie then starts depending a little too heavily on convenience itself. The plot has more than its share of loopholes. Bani somehow manages to become familiar with Joypurra's people and secrets within a month, while her husband conveniently finds a job too. For a town that the movie otherwise presents as difficult to navigate, everyone seems surprisingly accessible. The setting, therefore, never quite acquires the mysterious quality it needs. It often feels less like a place where the story is unfolding and more like a place where the screenplay needs to move its characters around. The characters, too, are predictable in their moves."
Gandhari follows a mother's relentless pursuit to find and rescue her kidnapped daughter, exploring themes of revenge and redemption amid her harrowing journey. The movie is directed by Devashish Makhija and stars Taapsee Pannu in the lead role, alongside Prashant Narayanan, Swastika Mukherjee and others.
Source: Hindustan Times