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Main & Charles

Actor: Randeep Hooda
Actress: Richa Chadda Tisca Chopra

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Release Date: 2015-10-30

Cast: Randeep Hooda, Richa Chadda, Adil Hussain, Nandu Madhav, Tisca Chopra, Mandana Karim, Alex O Neil
Director: Prawaal Raman
Producer: Raju Chadha Amit Kapoor Vikram Khakhar
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Main Aur Charles Review

Rating: 2.5/5 Stars (Two and half stars)

Star cast: Randeep Hooda, Richa Chadda

What’s Good: The sheer charm that Randeep Hooda naturally exudes while playing the theatrical con-man/baddie Charles Sobhraj. It is a treat to see him nail the act!

What’s Bad: I wish the writers had dug deeper into the story of Sobhraj than presenting us with something that we already know. The film misses out on the detailing. Multiple timelines are thrown into your faces, expecting the audience to keep a keen attention on where the story is going. .

Loo Break: Recurring scenes of Charles silhouette smoking could suffice!

Watch or Not?: The problem with Main Aur Charles is that it strives hard to be high on style but low on content. It constantly lets you down with the way the story is heading. If you feel like getting a whiff of the 80s and transcend into the hippie culture, you could watch the film but for more knowledge on Sobhraj, I suggest google is better.

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Randeep Hooda in a still from movie Main Aur Charles

Description:
Main Aur Charles chronicles around the life of charismatic con artist and serial killer Charles Sobhraj who rose to fame in the early 80s and came to be known as the Bikini killer. Charles approach was to befriend his victims, mainly foreign tourists who moved across Thailand, Goa and Nepal on hippie trails, drug them and steal their passports. In the first ten minutes of the film, we learn about Sobhrajs (Randeep Hooda) sly escape from Thailand after killing one tourist who is found dead ashore.

From there, the film picks up the story of Sobhrajs infamous 1986 jail break from Delhi. His co-conspirators in the jail break, Robert (Alex O Nell), a jail-mate from London who is caught for drug peddling and a young criminal law student Meera Sharma (Richa Chaddha) are seen spilling their story of meeting Charles. Charles nemesis, Amod Kanth (Adil Hussain) is the anchor who is telling the story and hence the Main Aur Charles.

Disgusted with the attitude of the media of making Sobhraj a cult hero instead of a villain, Kanth is seen venting out frustrations even when his wife (Tisca Chopra) questions about Charles talked-about intelligence. Eventually, the story is a cat and mouse chase of Sobhraj and Kanth