7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Hindi Medium (2017)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
Mita and Raj Batra, an affluent couple from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, are grappling with getting their daughter admission into an English medium school. But there is one big problem. Their zubaan is Hindi, and the elitist snobs won’t let the Hindi speaking hoi-polloi fit in.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Mita and Raj Batra, an affluent couple from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, are grappling with getting their daughter admission into an English medium school. But there is one big problem. Their zubaan is Hindi, and the elitist snobs won’t let the Hindi speaking hoi-polloi fit in.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film critiques the elitist and corrupt education system that disadvantages the poor, advocating for social justice, genuine access to quality education, and the importance of public schooling over superficial status, aligning with left-leaning themes of systemic critique and social equality.
The movie features a cast that is diverse from a global perspective, consistent with its Indian setting, without engaging in explicit DEI-driven casting swaps. Its narrative critiques societal class structures and the education system, but does not negatively portray traditional identities.
Secondary
Hindi Medium does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story is entirely centered on a heterosexual couple and their efforts to navigate the Indian education system, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the film's narrative.
The film 'Hindi Medium' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its plot is centered on the challenges faced by a middle-class family navigating the Indian education system and societal pressures related to language and social status.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Hindi Medium is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Hindi Medium is an original film with characters created for this specific production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or established canon from which characters' races could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.3
Critic Ratings
8.3
N/A
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