Aakhri Sawal

Drama Thriller Hindi

Vicky, a brilliant but volatile scholar who ignites a national firestorm when he publicly accuses his legendary mentor, Professor Gopal Nadkarni, of institutional bias. What begins as a faculty dispute is quickly hijacked by a sensationalist news anchor and an ambitious political activist, turning a private disagreement into a televised "intellectual trial" watched by millions.

Cast:	Sanjay Dutt, Namashi Chakraborty, Amit Sadh, Tridha Choudhury, Sameera Reddy, Neetu Chandra, Mrinal Kulkarni, Harsimran Oberoi, Rocky Raina, Archana Iyer, Bipin Nadkarni
Director:	Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Writer:	Utkarsh Naithani
Editor:	Sanjay Sankla
Camera:	Stanley Mudda

All Guild Reviews of Aakhri Sawal

Image of scene from the film Aakhri Sawal

Sanjay Dutt-headliner RSS whitewash piece is narrative-building without nuance

Kartik Bhardwaj | The New Indian Express

Fri, May 15 2026

The film is a two and a half hour long ‘fact-checking’ and dog-whistling exercise

There was a time when truth was stranger than fiction. Now fiction has become stronger, loud and all pervasive. The absolute truth is averse, dirty and disturbing. So, truth is now reduced to a perspective. You can choose your own version, one that makes you feel good about yourself, your thought process, your ideology. Helps you sleep at night. It’s an apple which is half-rotten but you can enjoy eating the good side. The real truth actually lies in an unsettling feeling in your bones. That something is not right. From the Bollywood propaganda machinery comes another ‘truth-exposer’. The subject of tonight’s debate aka movie is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the RSS, the ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Every accusation against the RSS will be answered with table-thumping arguments, cherry-picking, sentimental background music and goalpost shifting. A character will shout, “The truth will and shall prevail!”