Criminal Justice S4 Review: Pankaj Tripathi Works His Natural Charm But Surveen Chawla Wins This Trial

Advertisement

Last Updated:May 29, 2025, 09:00 IST

Criminal Justice Season 4 Review: Pankaj Tripathi's execution enigma amusement makes for an absorbing ticker owed to it's crippled twists and beardown performances.

Criminal Justice Season 4 Review: Pankaj Tripathi's amusement is present streaming connected JioHotstar.

Criminal Justice Season 4 Review: When a man’s mistress is murdered, determination are usually 2 premier suspects: the antheral and his wife. This is besides the crippled of Criminal Justice Season 4: A Family Matter. However, erstwhile the antheral and his woman are played by the talented Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Surveen Chawla, with Pankaj Tripathi added to the mix, the crippled needs to churn retired much than conscionable a cliche. Thankfully for manager Rohan Sippy, the 4th instalment of Criminal Justice is simply a well-seasoned execution mystery. 

The bid begins with Madhav Mishra (Pankaj Tripathi) acceptable to instrumentality connected a fancy, caller firm instrumentality job, lone to larn that his champion qualification is that helium is not fancy. Madhav Mishra is an “ordinary man" with Pankaj Tripathi’s signature ‘humblespeak’ and a likability reserved for the actor. 

However, his swanky caller occupation is jeopardised erstwhile helium decides to correspond a well-known lawsuit successful a lawsuit involving Dr Raj Nagpal, who hails from the precocious echelons of Mumbai’s high-rise community. Madhav is told to driblet the case, different his “aam aadmi wala chehra personage lagne lagega". It’s hard not to construe this arsenic a cheeky notation to the galore ‘aam aadmis’ that Pankaj Tripathi has played connected screen. 

Meanwhile, Dr Raj Nagpal (Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub) has been arrested nether suspicion that helium has murdered his mistress, caregiver Roshni Saluja (Asha Negi). Roshni besides looked aft his daughter, Ira, who has Asperger syndrome. Roshni was recovered dormant successful Raj’s arms a time aft Ira’s birthday. Naturally, each eyes are connected Raj. 

In a twisted crook of events, Raj’s estranged wife, Anju (Surveen Chawla), besides finds herself embroiled successful the high-profile execution trial. As the defence and the prosecution peel this solid bulb furniture by furniture implicit 8 episodes, 1 is compelled to inch person to the borderline of their seat. 

Of course, 1 mightiness consciousness assured to foretell the result of the bid adjacent its end. As the bosom of the show, it is believed that Madhav Mishra volition yet triumph the case. He does. But adjacent astatine his best, Madhav is bested. The communicative ends with a invited twist, highlighting clues that were evident each on but could easy beryllium missed by unsuspecting viewers- a wide marker for bully execution mysteries. 

Criminal Justice Season 4 has 3 evident assets: Pankaj Tripathi, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Surveen Chawla. Director Rohan Sippy has utilized each 3 rather well. Pankaj Tripathi brings a earthy charm to his character, making it intolerable not to basal for Madhav Mishra. The actor’s witty one-liners, delivered successful his diagnostic parlance, adhd humour to the grim tale. Since Madhav Mishra is not a caller character, it would beryllium unfair to expect thing else. However, Pankaj Tripathi seems to beryllium exhausting his quota of “aam aadmi" characters. It would beryllium absorbing (and needed) to ticker him alteration his tune. 

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub plays Dr Raj with ease. His eyes lend a consciousness of believability to Raj, whether the prosecution grills him oregon the defence tries to prevention him. The actor’s country with his on-screen girl erstwhile she visits him successful jailhouse is peculiarly noteworthy and heartbreaking- it’s subtle yet intense. Surveen Chawla shines arsenic the mysterious Anju. The thriller genre is dilatory becoming a 2nd tegument for the actress, and it’s clip that her acting chops are acknowledged much loudly. Whether Anju has to contiguous an aerial of detached sophistication oregon experiences an unnerving breakdown, Surveen portrays each the emotions of her quality with large conviction. 

Although the amusement has an capable cast, writers Harman Wadala, Sandeep Jain and Sameer Mishra person done a bully occupation successful keeping 1 hooked to the amusement with the plot. It would person been amended if the assemblage had much penetration into Asha Negi’s character. But the logically dependable communicative with capable crippled twists makes Criminal Justice an absorbing watch. However, determination is 1 item that becomes excessively hard to ignore. 

The tagline for this play is: A Family Matter. The writers person gone retired of their mode to guarantee that 1 doesn’t hide this. While Raj and Anju’s household substance demands our contiguous attraction and is the story’s cardinal focus, 2 familial subplots bash overmuch little for the show. Barka Singh’s quality works for Madhav Mishra. Her mother, played by Mita Vashisht, onboards the lawsuit arsenic 1 of the defence attorneys. While determination is flimsy banter betwixt the parent and daughter, it doesn’t adhd overmuch to the plot. However, it is casual to play the devil’s advocator and fto this slide. But Kalyanee Mulay’s promising subplot arsenic Superintendent Gauri, who has to analyse the lawsuit with her ex-husband, is lone titillating, offering thing to the amusement but flimsy sluggishness. 

This aside, the 4th instalment of Criminal Justice has a convincing story. Right erstwhile you deliberation you cognize who killed Roshni, a caller thread is unravelled. Although the amusement brings thing caller to the thriller/murder enigma genre, it makes for an absorbing ticker and keeps 1 glued to the screen.

Location :

First Published:

News movies » bollywood Criminal Justice S4 Review: Pankaj Tripathi Works His Natural Charm But Surveen Chawla Wins This Trial