Review: 'For Real' has very little depth

For Real
Cast: Sarita Choudhury, Adil Husein, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Zoya Hasan, Sriharsh Sharma
Director: Sona Jain
Rating:  * *

Sona Jain’s film delves into the mind of a six-year old girl Shruti(Zoya Hasan) who is traumatised by having seen her parents in a fight and feels abandoned by her mother's (Sarita Choudhury)  unexplained, sudden trip to Shimla. Having heard her brother’s take on aliens from the Orion  Galaxy,  the  over-imaginative  Shruti begins to believe
that the woman who  returns home is not her  real mother but an alien.

The plot  is a flimsy excuse for a feature length film. There is very little depth and the complexity expected from a drama that veers towards the psychological, is missing.

Helmer  Sona Jain’s narrative is way too tedious and exacting.  Her script has a narrow focus and her plotting is just as unviable and unyielding. The treatment  and performances  are  realistic but they are just not enough to make the ensuing experience worthy  of a high-priced multiplex ticket!