Nani star “Jersey” won rave reviews when it hit theaters in 2019. Critics and movie lovers owned him. It is one of the few Telugu films to have received unanimous positive reviews and high ratings from Telugu critics in recent years. Not only that, the film also won the National Award for Best Telugu Film.
Directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, the film had many iconic moments and a great performance from Nani.
Now the Hindi remake of the film is coming to cinemas. Although the film was remade by original filmmaker Gowtam Tinnanuri, it failed to garner generally positive reviews. Bollywood critics have elicited mixed reactions. While some praised the film, the top critics weren’t as impressed.
Critic Anupama Chopra mentioned that the Hindi remake lacked freshness.
“Jersey is like a copy – just like the original but with less colour, vibrancy and soul. But for admirers of Nani’s jersey like me, this jersey isn’t fresh or invigorating enough,” she wrote in Film Companion.
Bollywood Hungama said in its review that the film had a sluggish pace and lacked novelty, but praised Shahid Kapoor’s performance.
“JERSEY rests on Shahid Kapoor’s outstanding performance, the emotional moments and the touching finale.”
NDTV’s Saibal Chatterjee liked the film and gave it a 2.5/5 rating. However, he feels that the film needs better editing.
“Parts of it are tight-fitting. But parts of the 170-minute film, which is now coming to theaters after numerous postponements, could have been shortened slightly. On the acting front, Shahid is the man of the match,” he wrote.
Shubhra Gupta of the Indian Express simply described it as “sincere but lackluster”.
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