Nail Polish (film)

Nail Polish is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language legal thriller drama film written and directed by Bugs Bhargava Krishna. Produced by Pradeep Uppoor, Seema Mohaptra, Jahanara Bhagava and Dhirajj Vinodd Kapoor with the production house as Ten Years Younger Production. Starring Arjun Rampal, Manav Kaul, Madhoo, Rajit Kapur, Anand Tiwari and Samreen Kaur. The film follows the trial of a famous social activist who is accused of raping and murdering two migrant children while also suspected of killing others. Nail Polish premiered on ZEE5 on 1 January 2021.

Cast

 * Arjun Rampal as Siddharth Jaisingh (Sid)
 * Manav Kaul as Veer Singh; 'Ranjit'; 'Charu Raina'
 * Anand Tiwari as Amit Kumar
 * Rajit Kapur as Judge Kishore Bhushan
 * Madhoo as Shobha Bhusan
 * Samreen Kaur as Charu Raina
 * Sameer Dharmadhikari as DCP Sunil Sachdev
 * Rushad Rana as Yashpal Sharma
 * Neha Hinge as Malthi Kumar
 * Pratibha Goregaonkar as Matron
 * Mansee Deshmukh as Maya Kawal
 * Deepak Chaddha as Dada Shah
 * Sukesh Anand as Harpal Phera
 * Shiv Kumar Subramaniam as Dr. Nandi

Reception
Anna M. M. Vetticad gave a positive review and said that the film "touches upon aspects of sexual violence rarely discussed in Hindi cinema or in Indian society at large." Shrikanth Venkatesh of Sify wrote: "Nail Polish is a gritty film and is gripping for the most part. The acting is generally top notch, with Arjun Rampal and Manav Kaul especially in fine form. Archika Khurana of The Times of India called it a "a compelling thriller which can be watched for its story and most importantly the outstanding performances."

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express praised the film and wrote: "A few things are overstated, a couple of facts are fuzzily presented, but despite the occasional eye-roll, Nail Polish, buoyed by a wonderful performance from Manav Kaul, and ably supported by the rest, keep us engaged." Prathyush Parasuraman of Film Companion wrote: "If nothing else, this movie is a testament to how well-framed and well-acted films can elevate even the banal writing, even if it cannot entirely transcend the banality.