Shobhaa De Reviews Mirzapur: The Movie, Highlights Cast and Story Concerns
Novelist and columnist Shobhaa De reviewed Mirzapur: The Movie, expressing disappointment with its story and pacing. She praised performances by Ravi Kishan and Ali Fazal but found Pankaj Tripathi's role repetitive. De noted the film's violence and a notable sex scene involving Tripathi and Rasika Dugal. She admitted falling asleep for 15 minutes during the 3-hour film and suggested it might appeal more to men. The movie has been commercially successful despite mixed critical reactions.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (28/100). Lens Score 33/100.
Outlets measured: indianexpress, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–28/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 10 Sept, 02:09 pm. Other outlets followed.