Film

Angrezi Medium

Name: Angrezi Medium
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2020
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Radhikka Madan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Pankaj Tripathi

Family drama
Light-hearted

A warm-hearted comedy about a Haryanvi businessman willing to upend his life so his daughter can study abroad. It's genuinely funny, deeply felt, and unafraid to be sentimental without becoming saccharine. For anyone who loves character-driven stories about parents and children navigating ambition, class, and belonging.

TMDb rating

3.5

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like warm, shaggy family comedies where the laughs come from embarrassing parents and a father's stubborn love, with a sincere heart under the jokes.

Skip it if you want a brisk, tightly plotted story, since at nearly two and a half hours this one wanders and leans on sentiment and broad jokes more than sharp writing.

What it asks of you: Settle in for a long, unhurried ride that moves between farce and quiet emotion, asking you to stay with its small domestic moments as much as its punchlines.

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