Netflix’s Upstarts Review: An Interesting Take on India’s Start-Up Culture!

Starring Priyanshu Painyuli, Shadab Kamal and Chandrachoor Rai in the lead roles, Netflix’s new Original, Upstarts is a spotless take on today’s start-up culture in India and the pros and cons that come with it. Udai Singh Pawar who worked before as an associate director before in the industry made his directorial debut with this film, which is very much impressive for a first-timer.

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The storyline of the film follows the journey of three college friends, now settled in regular 9 to 5 cubicle jobs as they collectively share the passion of launching a start-up. In due time, after working through quite a few nonsensical ideas, they come together to start a ‘medicine supply’ business, which is simple and straightforward on the front end. The rest of the film showcases the highs and lows and the distress that they go through to decide between a happy and a pretentious life.

Also written by Udai Singh Pawar, out of all the delightful aspects from the movie, the narrative of Upstarts impressed me the most and struck all the right chords. Pawar’s entire illustration of his characters going through different stages of struggle, success and setbacks is displayed masterfully on-screen with emotional character moments and a riveting narrative. The consequences of the decisions you make and the sudden impact that they have on your life were also explained well. Along with the social message which revolves around a few emotional themes like happiness, life, relations, etc.

Furthermore, the characters and the performances from the cast also play a significant part in the film as I felt the emotions they’re getting through from start to finish. Priyanshu Painyuli as the main lead from the pack portrays his diverse character well and his story arc was the most interesting out-of-the-bunch. Shadab Kamal and Chandrachoor Rai work well as a team together and provide good fodder to Painyuli’s character inside and out.

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Overall, with all the right emotions, great character moments and decent performances, Upstarts, to my surprise, is entertaining and an appealing take on the subject. The simple vibe, euphonious background score and the beautiful direction over weighed all the negatives and the problems the movie had in its runtime. A suitable and perfect Netflix movie which leaves you with a whole new perspective at life.

Rating – 3.25/5 | Grade – B

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