Pareeksha (2019 film)

Pareeksha – The Final Test is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Prakash Jha. The film stars Adil Hussain, Priyanka Bose, Sanjay Suri in the main lead roles. The film takes on the education system in India and revolves around the story of an ordinary rickshaw driver in Ranchi, Jharkhand who aspires and dreams of providing a maximum possible quality education to his son by making arrangements for him to study at a private English medium school.[1][2] The film is based on the real life story of IPS officer Abhayanand who teaches and coaches kids in a village in Bihar affected by the Naxal to help them pass in the IIT-JEE exams.[3][4] Initially intended for theatrical release, the film is scheduled to premiere through ZEE5 on 6 August 2020.[5]

Pareeksha
Poster
Directed byPrakash Jha
Produced byPrakash Jha
Written byPrakash Jha
Starring
Music byAdvait Nemlekar
CinematographySachin Krishn
Edited bySantosh Mandal
Production
company
Prakash Jha Productions
Distributed byZEE5
Release date
  • November 2019 (2019-11) (IFFI)
  • 6 August 2020 (2020-08-06) (India)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast

Release

The film was premiered at the 50th International Film Festival of India in the Indian Panorama section in 2019.[6] In June 2020, the film was scheduled for its premiere screening at the London Indian Film Festival but was postponed due to technical issues.[7]

It was supposed to have its theatrical release but was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. In June 2020, Zee5 digital platform announced that the film will be released on 6 August 2020 via the platform.[8] This also marked Prakash Jha's maiden collaboration with the digital OTT platform.[9]

Reception

British filmmaker Peter Webber praised the storyline of the film stating that the film resembles something similar to the evergreen 1948 Italian film Bicycle Thieves.[10]

References
  1. DelhiApril 25, India Today Web Desk New; April 25, 2019UPDATED:; Ist, 2019 16:28. "Prakash Jha ready to take on Indian education system with Pareeksha". India Today. Retrieved 2020-07-14.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Prakash Jha's next film, Pareeksha, based on case studies". mid-day. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  3. "Prakash Jha's next film Pareeksha is an inspiration from real life story - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  4. Correspondent, Our. "Prakash Jha takes inspiration from former Bihar DGP for Pareeksha". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  5. "Prakash Jha's Pareeksha — The Final Test, starring Adil Hussain, to premiere on ZEE5 on 6 August - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  6. "Prakash Jha's Pareeksha -The Final Test to premiere on ZEE5 on August 6". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  7. Tanna, Amrita (2020-06-27). "'Pareeksha' premiere at London Indian Film Festival postponed". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  8. "Prakash Jha's Film Pareeksha, Starring Adil Hussain And Sanjay Suri, To Release On OTT Platform". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  9. "ZEE5 collaborates with filmmaker Prakash Jha for his first OTT release". Zee News. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  10. "British director Peter Webber heaps praise on Prakash Jha's Pareeksha". The Indian Express. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
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