Bangistan review | Riteish-Pulkit starrer deserves an applause for its message-oriented content

When a former film critic sets out to make his first film, he is expected to, among other things, weave an intriguing theme around the plot. Bangistan, director Karan Anshuman's debut film, delivers on this front very ably: It is about two forever-quarelling neighbouring countries, South and North Bangistan! Why this 'intriguing' name? Because the two protagonists become suicide bombers later in the film. Bangistan races through with a nice tempo, only to be brought to an abrupt halt with its highly predictable, and 'heroic' (read Bollywood-ised) climax. Still, it's left with a lot of watchable and well thought-out moments. Bangistan deserves applause for its message-oriented content.