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Courtroom dramas are always fun to watch. They offer wit, smart one-liners and creative zing of emotional outbursts and what not! This s the reason why from Mera Saaya (Sunil Dutt / Sadhana) to Pink (Amitabh Bachchan / Taapsee Pannu), courtroom dramas have always ostentatious elements to offer on-screen. Whether it is main stream cinematic release Jolly LLB series or The Verdict – State vs Nanavati and Illegal – Justice Out of Order every courtroom attempt has one thing or the other to blow your mind away. Nail Polish is the recently released OTT drama, written and directed by Bugs Bhargava Krishna – and its treatment is different from how most of the courtroom dramas are dealt with. Nail Polish features Arjun Rampal and Manav Kaul in pivotal characters with Anand Tiwari and Rajit Kapur in significant characters.

Trailer Nail Polish

Nail Polish is a very unusual take on justice that highlights how proceedings take place in the court of law. There are layers in every character, some are well-defined and showcased on screen and some are just left undiscovered and unjustified. At times, audience feel that there is something missing from the plot of the characters and at times it looks like there was no need of highlighting few points as they don’t add up to the story at all. The tussle between Rampal and his father, the reason behind Rajit Kapoor’s wife’s alcoholic addiction and a few other instances are left unanswered and undescribed.

Arjun Rampal gives another solid performance where he breathes the character of a shrewd lawyer with style and attitude oozing from every move that he makes and word that he utters. Manav Kaul underplays his part again, without slightest of hesitation. Kaul’s performances have always been suble and realistic and he continues to carry the same “realistic” label in Nail Polish. A few of his scenes are so intense yet so tranquil in delivery that audience feels that angst, pain, and uneasiness just by watching him on the screen.

Anand Tiwari is a delight to watch, always, from Bunny (Go Goa Gone) to Rocky Chu (Dhishkiyaoun) and now Amit Kumar (Nail Polish) the palate of shades that he has displayed is wonderful. Rajit Kapur is effective and delivers a decent performance.

Dialogues are good at places, but at points they are quite predictable and the scenes get a little boring. Cinematography is good. If you are in to courtroom dramas and enjoy cinematic experiences that offer psychological mysteries then you can easily give Nail Polish a go.