The director wanted to make a film which gives out a socially relevant message and talks about religion at the same time, but he failed miserably at both. Bad screenplay, poor execution and repetitive content put together make one big flop movie. Take our advice and avoid it.

Dharam Sankat Mein, an official remake of the 2010 British comedy The Infidel, is certainly not half as horrid as the aforementioned monstrosity. But it is not in the OMG league either although that is quite clearly where it aspires to be. On one count at least, this film should pose no sankat to anybody. It is easy to rate Dharam Sankat Mein: one star for intention, but only half for execution.

‘Dharam Sankat Mein’ opens with promise, bringing up concepts that need to be spoken about, but you soon realize that the film is not as radical as it could have been, which should have been clear with its choice of title. It’s also much too long, saying the same thing over and over again.

The story tries to accommodate a whole host of issues, fake babas to real crimes, and fails. The Neelananda track is overplayed while the music is underdone. Given its realistic detailing, this could have been a livewire of wry wit - but it ends up a feather-duster of fuzzy philosophy instead. Clearly, the director was creative dharam sankat mein - and the dilemma shows.