A lovely lighthearted movie that tells a story about how important education is even for a minister.


Directed by: Tushar Jalota
Imdb link -> Dasvi (2022) - IMDb

" Yo kitaab badi gazab ki cheez hai madamji, bilkul neend ki davaayi jaise.

Montage from Dasvi featuring CM Ganga Ram Chaudhary studying in custody, Jyoti Deswal observing, and Bimla Devi contemplating her role as acting CM


Spoilers ahead...


A Comedy Drama Starring Abhishek Bachchan Telling the Importance of Education

Chief Minister Ganga Ram Chaudhary (Abhishek Bachchan) of Harit Pradesh gets arrested in a school-related money scam and is under the supervision of strict lady cop Jyoti Deswal (Yami Gautam) in jail. Meanwhile, he asks his wife Bimla Devi (Nimrat Kaur) to be the new CM in his absence. Ganga Ram develops a keen interest to pass the 10th and starts to study hard for it, while on the other side Bimla Devi gets addicted to power and does not want Ganga Ram back again.

There are many hiccups in the narrative. For instance, the whole Bimla Devi act of becoming evil wasn't fully convincing. Or how much support Ganga Ram gets in jail from even the cop Jyoti felt a little too much. Some songs also loosen out the story, which could have been done away with. Yet, I mostly found myself smiling and enjoying the movie, which also delivers a message about how important education is, even if you are a minister.

Innovative Education Learning Methods in Dasvi

The tutorial ways were my favorite bits, especially how Ganga Ram learns probability, chemistry, and active-passive voice (everyone loves Deepika was hilarious), with references to Taare Zameen Par in Hindi teaching and much more. The history lesson could have avoided making Ganga Ram be part of the past events; that felt unnecessary and silly.

Also, seeing him earn 57% in the results was good. Most writing teams in such scenarios would go overboard as if a miracle would happen and the person would get 80% or more. The scenes involving Jyoti and other junior cop Satpal Tomar (Manu Rishi Chadha's comic timing is top level as always) were fun, especially the 'Woh loomad hai' replied with 'Aur aap sherni'.

Dasvi is Among Abhishek Bachchan’s Career-Best Performances

I also enjoyed Abhishek Bachchan sort of doing 'Joker happy dance' at one moment; I think it was when he told Jyoti that he would do the Dasvi exams. His Haryanvi dialect is up to the mark too, which is actually the case with the entire cast. Definitely can add this among his good performances of his career, more of an entertaining role that he did pretty well.

Yami Gautam is Impressive in Supporting Role

Yami Gautam does a great job; it is very enjoyable how she treats Ganga Ram as not above the law and then helps in his transformation, which as I mentioned before goes slightly too far.

Final Verdict on Dasvi

Overall, Dasvi entertains despite some issues in the narrative. The final end result is still good and a lovely lighthearted movie to watch.

Rating: 7/10

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