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Pooja Meri Jaan Review: Promising Premise Lost in Ordinary Execution
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 21:02
Pooja Meri Jaan Review: Promising Premise Lost in Ordinary Execution
- •"Pooja Meri Jaan," directed by Navjot Gulati, streams on Zee5 and stars Mrunal Thakur, Huma Qureshi, Vikram Singh Chauhan, Vijay Raaz, and Sunita Rajwar.
- •The film explores how a woman's character is questioned for rejecting a man, but fails to build tension or develop the mystery effectively.
- •Mrunal Thakur delivers a convincing performance as Pooja, a woman who knows her mind, while Huma Qureshi is natural as her friend and lawyer, Sana.
- •The screenplay struggles with repetitive flashbacks and underdeveloped characters, including those played by credible actors Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz.
- •Despite a worthwhile subject about societal judgment, the film plays it safe, resulting in an ordinary screenplay that tells rather than shows its message.
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Directed by Navjot Gulati, the film Pooja Meri Jaan began streaming on Zee5 on October 1.
The film stars Mrunal Thakur as Pooja and Huma Qureshi as her corporate lawyer friend Sana, alongside Vikram Singh Chauhan, Vijay Raaz, and Sunita Rajwar.
The story follows Pooja, who faces severe backlash and a court case after rejecting Aniket, leading to a police investigation into whether she bears responsibility for his subsequent death by suicide.
