Section 375
*ing: Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadda, Rahul Bhat, Meera Chopra
Rated: 6/10
Section 375 of IPC defines rape as a criminal offence and states that a man is said to commit rape when he has sexual intercourse with a woman against her or without her consent or if she is a minor — under any of the following situations: Against her will; Without her consent. Just penetration is sufficient to constitute the sexual intercourse necessary to the offence of rape.
This sets as the backdrop for Ajay Bahl’s Section 375: Marzi Ya Zabardasti. The opening stand that Akshaye Khanna, who plays a hot-shot defence lawyer Tarun Saluja, takes — Law is about facts, Justice is abstract — gives you a fair warning what is to unfold.
The courtroom drama is taut and Bahl ensures that his character keep pace with how things progress in the 123 minute drama that will keep you engaged till the very end. In most of the films, the end is rather predictable. But Section 375... throws a curve ball. The dialogue at the end sums it beautifully when Khanna says: We are not in the business of justice; we are in the business of law.
While the performances are good, the kind here are the brilliant one-liners and the smoothness with which the two lawyers — defence and prosecutrix — argue on behalf of their clients makes this movie a must watch even if the end leaves one with a slightly bad taste in the mouth especially if you are a woman.
