Ranbanka is the second career movie of Manish Paul, directed by Aryeman Ramsay, and featuring the likes of Avya Agarwal, Ravi Kishan and Navi Bhangu. The movie is a typical family melodrama, with the villain eyeing for the protagonists spouse or lover. In this case former is played by Ravi Kishan, and rendering the role of latter part is Pooja Thakur. The movie is shot in low-budgeted sets and background; and often the audience will feel that the stars too were decided in a highly low budget. There is nothing gripping and eye-catching in the entire movie, except the part where end credentials start running.
Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Hollywood psychological thriller Straw Dogs, Ranbanka shows how a common man, rendered spineless by the corrupt system is forced to resort to violence to protect his family. Rahul takes every legitimate step to fight Raghav but when that fails, he is provoked to hit back at his bully himself. What could have been a decent revenge drama gets marred by uninspiring (hero) & overdramatic (heroine & the villain) acting. Ravi Kishan's devilish slowmo laughter is too repetitive to be scary, funny man Manish seems too uninterested and uninvolved to matter and Thakur plays the cliched damsel in distress, who sobs throughout. In her defence, she tries at least. The background score is unintentionally funny and songs unnecessary. A Holi celebration scene (in Mathura) has some five people dancing. The Dabangg-esque climax is predictable but probably the most effective sequence in this formulaic film.