movie review dr g

• Cast & crew
• User reviews

Uday Gupta finds himself as the lone male resident in the Gynaecology department. His reluctance leads to chaos, confusion, comedy and eventually, great camaraderie with his fellow classmate... Read all Uday Gupta finds himself as the lone male resident in the Gynaecology department. His reluctance leads to chaos, confusion, comedy and eventually, great camaraderie with his fellow classmates. Uday Gupta finds himself as the lone male resident in the Gynaecology department. His reluctance leads to chaos, confusion, comedy and eventually, great camaraderie with his fellow classmates.

• Anubhuti Kashyap
• Saurabh Bharat
• Sumit Saxena
• Ayushmann Khurrana
• Rakul Preet Singh
• Shefali Shah
• 908 User reviews
• 19 Critic reviews
• 2 wins & 8 nominations

• Dr Uday Gupta (Guddu)

• Dr Fatima Siddiqui

• Dr Nandini Shrivastav

• Shobha Gupta

• Dr. Ashok Gupta
• Abhishek Chandel
• Jagdish Sahay

• Arif Qureshi
• Dr. Jenny Jacob
• Dr. Kumudlatha Pamulparthi Diwakaran aka KLPD
• Nurse Sunita

• Pushpa Gaur (Boski)
• Priyanka Singh

• Vinod kumar jaiswal
• All cast & crew
• Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

Ayushmann Khurrana on His Most Pivotal Roles

More like this

Did you know

• Trivia One of the scenes in the hospital has a board where it's written Consulting doctor Dr Anubhuti kashyap. Anubhuti kashyap is the director of the movie.
• Soundtracks Har Jagah Tu Vocals by Raj Barman Lyrics by Kumaar Music by Sultan Sulemani

User reviews 908

• sameerlodaya
• Oct 14, 2022
• How long is Doctor G? Powered by Alexa
• October 14, 2022 (India)
• Junglee Pictures
• Zeal Z Entertainment services
• See more company credits at IMDbPro
• ₹350,000,000 (estimated)

Technical specs

• Runtime 2 hours 4 minutes

Related news

Contribute to this page.

• See more gaps
• Learn more about contributing

More to explore

Recently viewed

Doctor G Review: Ayushmann Khurrana Stars In Cinematic Pill That Does Its Job To Great Effect

Doctor g review: ayushmann khurrana delivers a sparkling performance that is marked by restraint but he never lets the spotlight drift away from him. not an easy feat that given the fact that the cast includes shefali shah and sheeba chaddha..

Ayushmann Khuranna in Doctor G . (courtesy: YouTube )

Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Shefali Shah, Rakul Preet Singh, Sheeba Chaddha and Abhinay Raj Singh

Director: Anubhuti Kashyap

Rating: Three and a half stars (out of 5)

If not overflowing with everything that the doctor ordered, Doctor G , directed and co-written by debutante Anubhuti Kashyap, is a cinematic pill that does its job to great effect for the most part. Playful and provocative without being facetious, the lively and punchy dramedy deals with questions about gender roles and expectations with a calibrated mix of candour and humour

While Doctor G is another addition to Ayushmann Khurrana's carefully cultivated list of films that deal with prickly social themes, it is infinitely more than just a star vehicle. It not only touches upon issues that are rarely broached in Hindi cinema, let alone adumbrated at length, it also thrives on other significant departures from norm.

Dr Uday Gupta (Khurrana) wants a career in orthopaedics but given the low rank that he secures in the entrance examination he lands a seat in the gynaecology department of a Bhopal medical college and hospital. He grudgingly accepts the slot hoping to use the placement as a stopgap arrangement while he prepares for another calculated go at what he really wants.

As the solitary male in an all-woman section, Uday is up against not only a bunch of girls who are no mood to roll out the red carpet but also his own biases and misgivings. Doctor G isn't a standard feminist film focussed on the empowerment of women. It is a man here who needs to lunge at all the support he can garner in order to find his way around in a setting in which he is at the receiving end.

The film starts off with a female character (seen only once) - Uday's disenchanted girlfriend - who needs no prodding or help to speak her mind or take a stand. She breaks up with him because of fundamental temperamental differences between the two. She decides to go her own way - no qualms, no apologies.

Surrounded by strong women who know what they want, Uday, despite the initial hiccups, begins to see value in 'empowering' himself with the right notions about masculinity and ambition. It is the women who evebtually help him disavow himself of obsolete ideas about what a man can do and cannot do.

To begin with, the head of the gynaecology department of the Bhopal Institute of Medical Sciences, Nandini Shrivastava (Shefali Shah), grants him no quarters. Neither obviously do the other women in the department. But as the male gynaecologist begins to settle in amid the chaos and confusion that swirls around him, he develops a romantic bond with Dr. Fatima Siddiqui (Rakul Preet Singh), whose engagement is round the corner.

Doctor G isn't only about the tutoring of a man who is repeatedly accused of not being clued in to what women want but also about the tough and independent women around him who give him much to mull over as he struggles to rid himself of his ingrained reservations.

Dr Uday Gupta is told to appreciate the distinction between the 'male touch' and a doctor's touch. That is easier said than done for a man who has never felt the need to challenge the status quo. He is conditioned to believe that only a woman can be a gynaecologist.

Doctor G is a fun film that addresses issues that matter with all the seriousness that they deserve. The blend of humour and socially-inflected drama has an easy flow to it thanks principally to the quality of the writing and the performances by a cast clued in fully to the unusual tonalities of the film.

The Uday and Fatima affair, for one, does not play out along expected lines. Not cast in the mould of the usual Hindi movie romance, it wends its way through a momentary (and one-off) high followed by complexities that push the relationship in a surprising direction.

Uday's mother (Sheeba Chaddha), who lost her husband when she was pregnant, triggers another set of situations that force the man to make the effort to better understand and process his priorities and prejudices.

A single woman who makes no bones about her desires, Uday's mom isn't willing to let opportunities slip through her fingers simply because she is expected to lead a staid, uneventful life and take care of the needs of her only son.

In the course of an altercation with her, Uday reminds her of the sacrifice that he has made to stay with her. He could have gone away to Mandsaur, where a seat in the orthopaedics department was available. But when the mother enumerates the things that she has given up in life to raise him single-handedly, Uday is left speechless.

He learns one lesson or another from his encounters with women. But his relationship with the one man who he looks up to - his cousin and noted orthopaedic surgeon Ashok (Indraneil Sengupta), sets him on a course that ends with him unlearning a great deal and evolving into a more rounded individual than what he has ever been.

The strength of Doctor G springs from the breezy nature of its storytelling, which brims over with moments that alternate between the hilarious and the sensitive. It takes a serious turn in the run-up to the climax and its intensity rises appreciably but the film makes it a point to eschew shrillness and overt solemnity.

Promoted Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com

Ayushmann Khurrana delivers a sparkling performance that is marked by restraint but he never lets the spotlight drift away from him. Not an easy feat that given the fact that the cast includes Shefali Shah and Sheeba Chaddha, both of whom are consummately pitch perfect. Rakul Preet Singh, playing a woman who is more than just the hero's love interest, is no less convincing.

Doctor G is an entertaining comedy that handles the serious business of getting a clutch of important points across without losing its balance. Portions that possess depth and veracity propel the film forward. Ones that don't do not do any permanent damage. Together, they add up to a film of infectious vivacity that also has provide food for thought.

Ayushmann Khurrana, Shefali Shah, Rakul Preet Singh, Sheeba Chaddha and Abhinay Raj Singh

Anubhuti Kashyap

Track Budget 2023 and get Latest News Live on NDTV.com.

Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world .

Track Latest News and Election Results Coverage Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.

Watch Live News:

We've detected your location as Mumbai . Do you want to switch?

Accurate city detection helps us serve more contextual content

• You are in (Delhi) Change City
• ETimes Home
• Web Series Trailers
• Movie Reviews
• Movie Listings

Visual Stories

• Did You Know?
• Bigg Boss 17
• Relationships
• Health & Fitness
• Soul Search
• Home & Garden
• Women's Day Special

Entertainment

• Music Awards
• Bhubaneshwar
• humburgerIcon humburgerIcon humburgerIcon

• Cast & Crew
• Movie Review
• Users' Reviews

The myriad characters beautifully set the mood and tonality of the film – light-hearted, funny and breezy for most part.

Doctor G Movie Review: This one is a solid prescription for entertainment

• Times of India

In-depth Analysis

Our overall critic’s rating is not an average of the sub scores below.

ETimes Movie Review, 'Doctor G': Ayushmann Khurrana as the...

Doctor G - Official Trailer

Doctor G | Song - Har Jagah Tu

Doctor G | Song - Dil Dhak Dhak Karta Hai

Doctor G | Song - Step Copy

Doctor G | Song - O Sweetie Sweetie

Doctor G - Dialogue Promo

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Get reviews of the latest theatrical releases every week, right in your inbox every Friday.

Thanks for subscribing.

Please Click Here to subscribe other newsletters that may interest you, and you'll always find stories you want to read in your inbox.

Emran Raaz 200 116 days ago

Naga satyaprasad putcha 421 days ago.

Very good movie. Crisp 

User RAGHU 113 450 days ago

Perfect Mix of Entertainment and Emotion.

Anil Agrawal 1 463 days ago

Wonderful, non preachy film. Dialogues proving that brevity is the soul of wit . A sensitive theme handled with humour. Heartwarming performances from the characters, with Ayushman and Shefali leading the pack.

Ram Thakur 107 484 days ago

Great movie on a unique and unusual genre.

Aditi Rao Hydari’s red floral top with flared denim pants is all about welcoming summer

11 most beautiful and colourful birds from around the world

Stylish clicks of Shraddha Dangar

Chaitra Navratri 2024 : 8 types of healthy laddoos to enjoy during fasting

Preity Zinta to Aishwarya Rai: Throwback pics from celebs' first photoshoots

Ankita Lokhande's 15 sarees for Gudi Padwa

Lavanya Tripathi Flaunts Her New Summer Outfits

Reasons why Kimchi is a beauty food

Shilpa Shetty's blazer dress takes boardroom style to a new level

10 easy ways to include anti-inflammatory foods in daily diet

• Entertainment /
• Movie Reviews /
• This film marks the first collaboration of uncle-nephew duo Anil Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor. Arjun is the son of Anil’s brother Boney Kapoor. Share
• This film marks the first collaboration of uncle-nephew duo Anil Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor. Arjun is the son of Anil’s brother Boney Kapoor.
• This is the second time Arjun Kapoor is playing a double role, the first being Aurangzeb (2013).
• The song ‘Yamma yamma’ from ‘Shaan’ is sampled in the song ‘Partywali Night' for the film.

Choose your reason below and click on the Submit button. This will alert our moderators to take action

• Foul language
• Inciting hatred against a certain community
• Out of context/Spam
• Copied from article

• THE WEEK TV
• ENTERTAINMENT
• WEB STORIES
• JOBS & CAREER
• Home Home -->
• Review Review -->
• Movies Movies -->

'Doctor G' review: An entertainer that hits all right notes

The film keeps us hooked with Ayushmann Khurrana's very earthy screen presence

"How can I treat something I don't have?" That's the question Dr Uday Gupta, a postgraduate medical student asks his classmate when she questions his reluctance in accepting a seat in the gynecology department. "There are some things that do not suit a male. Only females do it. One such is gynecology," says Gupta in a cheeky sort of way. Orthopedics was his first and only choice but that was not meant to be, and he now finds himself hopelessly stuck in a department where he happens to be the only male. Inside the gyneac ward, women patients refuse to get themselves examined by him or for that matter, by any male doctor.

In a country where the number of male gynecologists has gone down from 50 per cent to 2 per cent, the storyline of  Doctor G  seems both necessary and relevant. Through Uday's short but eventful stint inside the Streerog Vibhaag (gynecology department) at the government hospital Bhopal Institute of Medical Sciences, we get a glimpse of the highs and lows, falls and triumphs in the life of a male gynecologist, with a sensitive and humorous spin. But  Doctor G  is more than that. 

Directed and co-written by debutante Anubhuti Kashyap,  Doctor G  takes up multiple issues and tries to fit them all in two hours, and in doing so, it leaves quite a few loose ends. There's a talk around the issue of teenage pregnancy and the moral questions that follow when Uday's distant cousin, married and a father, turns his back on a 17-year-old whom he makes out with. But the screenplay seems so rushed that it fails to make an impact. Likewise, the prickly social theme of a single parent's romantic relationship is barely scraped through. It would have been great to see how the dynamics in that department play out. Uday's mother makes no bones about her liking for a man her age and is eager for companionship after having spent a lifetime as a single parent. But her son fails to see that side of her, until she is driven to point it out to him in a face-to-face albeit restrained conversation. 

Yet, the film keeps us hooked with Ayushmann Khurrana's very earthy screen presence and humour as he goes about his days as a solitary male in an all-woman department, putting up against a bunch of girls who give him a tough time before warming up to him. The head of the gynaecology department is Nandini Shrivastava (Shefali Shah), who makes him see the bright side of pursuing gynecology. "Let go of your male touch. Think about a doctor's touch. That will be very helpful," she tells him as a way of getting him over his inhibitions in treating female patients. Gradually, as Uday begins to settle into his specialisation, amid the chaos and confusion of an overwhelmingly crowded OPD in a public hospital, he develops a romantic bond with Dr. Fatima Siddiqui (Rakul Preet Singh).

Doctor G  is a fun film, with the right amount of humour infused at the right places. Yet, there are times when the screenplay does test one's patience, especially during the times when the protagonist is made to introspect, reflect and turn unnecessary self-deprecatory. 

There are also moments of sheer absurdity when one watches Uday carrying out a delivery inside the corridor of the hospital in front of fifty people on the pretext that it was an emergency. These lame scenes take away from the seriousness of the issue which forms the heart of the film. A sparkling performance by Ayushmann Khurrana is supplemented with a sharp screen presence of the other actors including Sheeba Chaddha. This is an entertainer that hits all the right notes when it comes to handling serious social issues and because of that alone,  Doctor G  is a film that also provides food for thought. 

Doctor G c ast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Shefali Shah, Rakul Preet Singh, Sheeba Chaddha and Abhinay Raj Singh

Doctor G d irector: Anubhuti Kashyap

Doctor G r ating: 3/5

📣 The Week is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TheWeekmagazine) and stay updated with the latest headlines

'Nonsense File by the Colonel' review: A delightful and captivating read

The friendly cousin

Vivo T3 5G: A budget contender with strong battery life and display prowess

Editor's pick.

Kejriwal's political voyage has come to a full circle

T.C.A. Raghavan's new book is about three men and their friendship with Sarojini Naidu

Dr Vandana Yadav on how to protect your skin from air pollution

Equity surge

'Doctor G' movie review: Good-old and refreshingly new

Whenever an Ayushmann Khurrana film is approaching, you might hear somebody jokingly ask about which male body part the actor is exploring this time. The answer is almost always the same, a vestigial organ, passed down from our ancestors called the male ego. On the face of it, Doctor G sounds like another great logline, apt to rope in somebody like Ayushmann: ‘A male chauvinist medical student tries to survive in the all-female gynaecology course.’ But it goes deeper than that.

Uday Gupta frequently pats himself on the back for his liberalism because he is not controlling like Kabir Singh. He is unable to understand women when they tell him he does not listen. “You consider me a bat I guess. You don’t know what I am saying because maybe it is on a different frequency than yours,” his girlfriend tells him before breaking up. He is a slacker who is whiling away his time in a gynaecology course because it’s “for women” and he wants to exert control and steer every relationship he has with the opposite gender.

Doctor G also adeptly avoids the well-trodden, downhill path most social comedies go these days. It is not afraid to question its protagonist at each step, even when he does a heroic deed, like doing an emergency delivery in a corridor. “Should we celebrate you for doing your job?” asks Dr Nandini Srivastav (a bit repetitive but still convincing Shefali Shah), Uday’s (Ayushmann) department head. His batchmates, though, shield him. Even women are guilty of championing men for being just decent human beings. The bar is that low, I guess.

It also doesn’t resort to cheap humour (except in the ragging scenes) to elicit easy laughs. The comedy is situational and thank god there are no references from WhatsApp forwards. It does away with the preachy monologues and speaks more through scenes. For instance, there is a scene where Uday drunk dials his ex and laments at her for leaving him. He is championed by his cousin Ashok (Indraneil Sengupta) for making the call, but a dismissive look from his brother’s underage girlfriend speaks volumes.

It also flips some Ayushmann-film tropes. Like the best friend is not a toxicity enabler in the garb of a comic relief. Abhay Mishra’s Chaddha is Uday’s tenant and friend who is always shirtless like an engineering student but is preparing for IAS. Instead of mollycoddling Uday, he asks the right questions. “Why is gynaecology called ‘Stree Rog Vibhag’? Women are not diseases,” he says.

Writers Anubhuti Kashyap, Saurabh Pant, and Sumit Saxena also do not bother with spoon-feeding their audience. Medical terms are used frequently and the screenplay does not wait for the viewer to catch up. The plot is focused on Ayushmann but it doesn’t feel like other characters are mere catalysts in his change. Although Sheeba Chaddha as Uday’s Tinder-using mother Shobha feels like a role the actor can do in her sleep, it still has some weight by the second half. Even Rakul Preet Singh’s character is given an arc.

The winner, though, is Ayushmann again. He is tremendously enjoyable as the vexed doctor unable to understand what he is doing wrong. It is a strange tic but his character Uday, in the beginning, adjusts the bridge of his specs using his middle finger, almost like giving it to the world. After he goes through a journey and evolves, the finger changes to a thumb. Minute gestures like these add a graceful subtlety to Doctor G. Two big thumbs up to that.

Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet Singh, Shefali Shah and Sheeba Chaddha Director: Anubhuti Kashyap Rating: 3.5/5 stars

(This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp  

Download the TNIE app to stay with us and follow the latest

Related Stories

Doctor G Review: A Quintessential Ayushmann Khurrana Film, Told Through a Female Gaze This Time

Curated By : Titas Chowdhury

Edited By: Bohni Bandyopadhyay

Last Updated: October 16, 2022, 20:27 IST

Mumbai, India

• 14 October 2022 | Hindi
• 2 hrs 04 mins | Comedy drama
• Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet Singh, Shefali Shah, Sheeba Chadha, Indraneil Sengupta
• Director: Anubhuti Kashyap
• Music: Amit Trivedi

Ayushmann Khurrana shoulders the film like a true-blue seasoned actor. He’s clearly in his comfort zone here and slips under the skin of his character with finesse.

What’s the recipe for a new-age everyman film?

Take a mould and add in not-so-gourmet ingredients, ranging from small towns and funny best friends to nagging mothers and interfering uncles and aunts, in generous quantities and sauté them. Pepper the mix with social commentaries, romance, humour and a language, which is a cultural reflection of its backdrop. Finally, garnish it with dollops of rib-tickling one-liners and good-old nostalgia that takes you back to your summer breaks when you lived in your home-town before you shifted to a metropolis to chase your dreams.

Also read: Doctor G Box Office: Ayushmann Khurrana Film Witnesses Growth on Day 2, Earns Rs 5.22 Cr

In 2012, actor Ayushmann Khurrana kick-started his acting career with filmmaker Shoojit Sircar’s Vicky Donor. The film, set in Lajpat Nagar, a cosy nook in the Capital that still reeks of puraani Dilli, intended to normalise sperm donation and bust the stigma surrounding it. Thus began the rise of a new genre in Bollywood known as the Ayushmann Khurrana genre, which is often compared to late filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s cinema. He followed it up with Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), Bareilly Ki Barfi, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (both 2017), Dream Girl (2019) and Gulabo Sitabo (2020). These films went on to perform well and earned critical acclaim.

But for how long can you keep tweaking with the formula? The debacle began with Bala (2019). And then happened Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020). One can call these films old wine in a new bottle or more contextually speaking – it’s a classic case of vegetable biriyani, pulao and tehri.

Ayushmann’s latest outing is Doctor G, a film that addresses gender stereotypes in a female-dominated space. Sounds familiar? Hold on! This is a film which talks about a male doctor trying to come to terms with his role as a gynaecologist and doing his best to let go of his ‘male touch’ so as to make his female patients feel at ease around him. Here, the mother (played brilliantly by actor Sheeba Chadha) isn’t obsessed with getting her son married and is remotely removed from being a nagger. A single mother, she is cool, enterprising, progressive, doesn’t cower at the thought of her Hindu son’s potential girlfriend being a Muslim and perms her hair to up her Tinder and selfie games. What’s also refreshing is the romantic angle (rather the lack of it) between the film’s protagonists – Uday (played by Ayushmann) and Fatima (essayed by Rakul Preet Singh).

Set in Bhopal, Doctor G opens with a conversation between Uday and his best friend, Chaddi, an IAS aspirant, who also lives with him and his mother as a paying guest. It sees Uday, fondly referred to as Guddu, moaning about wanting to get a seat at the orthopaedic department of a medical college. However, he ends up at a gynaecology class and that’s where all the trouble begins.

Without meandering and beating around the bush, the makers straightaway dive into the subject of the narrative right since the first sequence and successfully make the audience a part of Doctor G’s world. While there’s nothing that’s not out-of-the-box in terms of its treatment and template in the first half, what keeps us engrossed is the fast-paced unravelling of simplistic events. And before you know, it’s already time for the interval. The second half incorporates a new storyline, which might seem abrupt on the surface but with time, seamlessly becomes one with the crux of the plot.

The weakest link, however, in the film is the portion that encapsulates the evolution in the dynamic shared by Uday and Fatima. The track adds no value and substance to the narrative and the complete lack of it wouldn’t have affected the flow of the film in any way. To some, it might even appear to be a purposeless hodgepodge and the biggest hiccup in Doctor G.

But Ayushmann shoulders the film like a true-blue seasoned actor. He’s clearly in his comfort zone here and slips under the skin of his character with a rare finesse. The only complaint is the inconsistency while he speaks English. While in some scenes, his English is fluent, in others, the Bhopal boy in him struggles to word his feelings.

Sheeba, who has proved his mettle with Badhaai Ho, Taj Mahal 1989 (2020), Pagglait (2021) and Badhaai Do, among many other projects, is stupendous in Doctor G. She’s one of the biggest highlights of the film. She steals the show with a top-notch comic timing and the way she brings her vulnerability to the fore in a confrontation scene with Ayushmann’s Uday in the second half is stunning.

Shefali Shah, who plays Dr Nandini, the head of the gynaecology department in the medical campus and Uday’s mentor, plays her part to a T. The dearth of nuances, however, in her character stops her from blossoming with her signature glory. Once again, she plays a part that’s stern, restraint and resolute. A surprise revelation is Abhay Mishra, who plays Chaddi. His one-liners and straight-faced humour will crack you up every now and then. His scenes with Ayushmann are thoroughly entertaining. Rakul doesn’t bring much to the table solely because she has no meat to chew. Indraneil Sengupta and Ayesha Kaduskar are decent.

Director Anubhuti Kashyap delivers an impressive act with her debut project. It is said that when stories are told and helmed by women, there’s a certain tenderness attached to their approach and treatment. Needless to say, Doctor G is told from a female gaze. Here, the women might not be man-haters but they surely are portrayed from the lens of a feminist, which is also reflected in the way their disposition and demeanour towards Uday – the only boy in the gynaecology class – transitions. Without any kind of gender role reversal happening, they are made to operate and maneuver in a world that belongs to them.

Watch this film if you want to take a break from the actioners and mystery-thrillers that are gracing the big screen every other Friday of late. Despite its run-of-the-mill template, Doctor G manages to offer a kind of novelty and brings us back the Ayushmann Khurrana we have been yearning for.

Read all the Latest Movies News and Breaking News here

• Ayushmann Khurrana
• Movie Reviews
• Rakul Preet Singh
• Shefali Shah

• TN Navbharat
• Times Drive
• ET Now Swadesh

entertainment news

Doctor G movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana is interesting without being preachy; Shefali and Sheeba win hearts

Updated Oct 14, 2022, 12:56 IST

Doctor G movie review

Is Imlie Going Off-Air Due To Low TRP Ratings? Sai Ketan Rao, Adrija Roy React - Exclusive

PBKS vs SRH Dream11 Predictions: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing 11 Updates & Fantasy Picks Details

SHINee's Key And Minho Renew Contracts With SM Entertainment After Taemin, Onew's Departure

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan: Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff Reveal Film’s Release Is Delayed For THIS Reason

Best Phones Under Rs 40,000 In 2024: OnePlus 12R, Motorola Edge 50 Pro, iQOO Neo 9 Pro And More

Did Nita Ambani Just Buy A Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII EWB? Photos Of Rare Rose Quartz Sedan Go Viral

'Hyderabad Over Bengaluru & Mumbai': Woman's Choice For Best City to Live In Leaves Internet Divided

'Enough Proof': High Court Convinced That Arvind Kejriwal Was Given Money In Cash For Goa Elections

Abhishek Kumar, Ayesha Khan's Khaali Botal To Premiere On THIS Date; First Look Out

Zakir Khan's New Comedy Show To Take Over TKSS Time Slot - Exclusive

Swara Bhaskar On What This Birthday Means To Her | EXCLUSIVE

Song Ha-Yoon's School Bully Victim Reveals SHOCKING New Details About Alleged Assault: I Needed 4 Weeks To Recover

I Saw Almost 50,000 To 60,000 Leeches While Shooting For Inspector Rishi, Says Actor Naveen Chandra

• India Today
• Business Today
• Reader’s Digest
• Harper's Bazaar
• Brides Today
• Cosmopolitan
• Aaj Tak Campus
• India Today Hindi

Doctor G Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana’s comedy is not the medicine you might be looking for

It’s not fresh when the same story is presented every year. but you can watch doctor g just for its comedy. here's our review..

Listen to Story

• Doctor G releases in the theatres in October 14.
• The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Rakul Preet Singh.
• Doctor G is Anubhuti Kashyap's directorial debut.

Cast & Crew

Ayushmann Khurrana Actor

Release Date: 14 Oct, 2022

"Jo cheez mere paas hai hi nahi, uska ilaaj kaise karoon," asks Ayushmann Khurrana in Doctor G. The film is about Dr Uday Gupta, the one male student in the gynaecology department. Ayushmann's Dr Uday is a funny, quirky and confused gynecologist, the lone man in a class full of women. His world revolves around the stree-rog vibhaag of the medical college, though what he is desperately waiting for is to find an exit route from there. Doctor G has two halves. The first is cringey with nonsensical jokes and stereotypes, the other is a heartwarming drama with a social message.

When Fatima (Rakul Preet Singh) tells her fiancé that Uday is in her class, he laughs and asks, "In gynaecology?" But Uday doesn’t want to be in the stree-rog vibhaag. He is reluctantly enrolled in this department after he fails to secure a seat in the orthopedic section. Uday feels that he can't excel in gynaecology because his gender puts him at a disadvantage. This pretty much forms the story of Anubhuti Kashyap’s Doctor G.

Doctor G is another typical Ayushmann Khurrana film with a small-town guy at the centre. He is stuck in a situation most people don't want to talk about. He has his own hesitations but later embraces his flaws. In the end, there is a social message. Even though we just described the plot of Doctor G, it took us back to Badhaai Ho, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, or even Vicky Donor. The taboo this time is stree-rog. However, even with all this patriarchal setup you would dislike, you would relate to him. Meawhile, Uday’s love interest Fatima's (Rakul Preet Singh) role could have been written better. Ironic, isn't it?

Watch the trailer here:

Doctor G has several funny moments that will leave you chuckling. Uday finds himself in the middle of a vagina monologue in an all-female classroom, he is stuck in a hospital room full of pregnant women screaming to get his attention, the moments he hesitates to check the vagina's dilation, and of course, his mom (Sheeba Chadha) who is hooked on to her Tinder profile and goes on frequent dates. Yet, she's the typical mom who shoves ladoos into Uday's mouth at the exact moment when he is eating watermelons.

But, Doctor G could have been a better script if it wanted to champion gender equality. However, it went wrong in many ways. The story is actually finished in the first half. The second half follows a totally different storyline of Uday’s mentor Ashok (Indraneil Sengupta) and his underage girlfriend getting pregnant. Some of the monologues also sound too preachy. The writers, Sumit Saxena, Saurabh Bharat and Vishal Wagh, have ruined several moments.

Ayushmann Khurrana, as usual, does a great job. But, it has become sort of repetitive now. He should look for more varied roles because he's a good actor. That being said, we ought to applaud the accent he has picked up in the film. Since Doctor G is based in Bhopal, he says 'sorie' and not 'sorry', among other things. Shefali Shah, as Uday's supervisor Nandini, is the kind of no-nonsense doctor you'd bump into in most hospitals. The actress plays her part flawlessly. Rakul Preet Singh also has her moments. Sheeba Chaddha lights up the screen everytime she appears.

When the same story is presented with a new tadka every year, it feels stale. Ayushmann needs to step up his game and look for better roles. You can watch Doctor G just for its comedy.

2 stars out of 5 for Doctor G. Published By: Grace Cyril Published On: Oct 14, 2022 --- ENDS --- ALSO READ I | Will Kantara give a tough fight to Doctor G and Code Name Tiranga at the box office?

• entertainment

'Doctor G' movie review and release Live Updates: Netizens laud Ayushmann Khurrana's film; call it 'hilarious'

The Ayushmann Khurrana and Rakul Preet Singh starrer 'Doctor G' hits theatres today, October 14. Directed by Anubhuti Kashyap and backed by Junglee Pictures, the film is a medical campus drama which revolves around the life of Doctor Uday Gupta, who unwillingly lands up being the only male student in the gynaecology department of a medical college. The film with an underlying social message also stars Shefali Shah and Sheeba Chadha in pivotal roles. For all the latest updates, critic reviews and fan reactions to the film, stay tuned to this space. Read Less

“I always saw this film as Uday’s (Ayushmann Khurrana) journey and his conflict with this entire department and not any one individual. Yes, the head of the gynaecology department (played by Shefali Shah) is evidently the one he is up against, but he has an entire department that he has to work around. We needed a few key characters, some of who are his classmates, nurses and seniors, who could lend the story a solid layer. The conflicts with these characters always lead to something concrete. Every character was thoughtfully cast, keeping the end goal in mind.

Anubhuti Kashyap

When I got a call from Anubhuti (Kashyap, director), I had no idea what to expect from the narration. Midway through the narration of this campus comedy, I knew that this is one of those projects that I need to grab. I got to know about the whole world (the film was set against) through the narration and I instantly loved it. We have all seen campus dramas, but rarely have we seen any medical campus drama. It is such a fresh approach. Though people might think differently, the fact is that some of the best gynaecologists in the world are male doctors. I thought it was such a new subject and the beauty of the script is that every character has its own charm — be it my character (Dr Fatima), Ayushmann’s character (Dr Uday Gupta), or Shefali Shah’s or Sheeba Chadha’s. They all bring in a lot to the script.

Rakul Preet Singh

In my early days in Mumbai, I stayed in a medical college hostel, says Ayushmann Khurrana

FOLLOW US ON

• Critic Movie Review
• User Movie Reviews

Doctor G Movie Review: DOCTOR G works due to the message, performances, and impactful second half.

Doctor g works due to the message, performances and impactful second half, but a weak first half, limited buzz, and adults-only rating will affect the film., doctor g review {2.5/5} & review rating.

Doctor G is the story of a reluctant gynaecologist. Uday Gupta ( Ayushmann Khurrana ) is a medical student who lives in Bhopal with her mother Shobha (Sheeba Chadha). His best friend is Chaddi (Abhay Mishra) who is also his tenant. Thanks to Uday's low marks, he's not able to get into his favourite stream, that is, orthopaedics. He's asked to opt for gynaecology. His orthopaedic cousin Ashok (Indraneil Sengupta), who's also his role model, asks him to take up gynaecology and keep trying to get a better rank next year so that he can try for orthopaedics again. Uday begins his course and he's the only male in his batch. He gets into a tiff with his batchmates and the head of the department, Dr. Nandini Srivastava ( Shefali Shah ) who detests him for not being passionate about the course. Hence, his life is hell. Also, his girlfriend Richa breaks up with him after she complains that he’s too possessive and also that he doesn’t understand women. Meanwhile, he slowly gets interested in the course and becomes a close friend of Fatima ( Rakul Preet Singh ), who is also in the same batch. During a medical camp, both end up kissing each other. Later, Fatima regrets her action as she’s getting married to Arif (Paresh Pahuja). She tries explaining to Uday that they should remain friends and that they can’t get into a relationship. But due to Uday’s immaturity and his misogynistic attitude, he fails to understand Fatima’s point of view. What happens next forms the rest of the film.

Saurabh Bharat and Vishal Wagh's story is decent, though it does give a déjà vu of films like MUNNA BHAI MBBS [2003], 3 IDIOTS [2009], etc. Sumit Saxena, Saurabh Bharat, Vishal Wagh and Anubhuti Kashyap's screenplay is all over the place in the first half. But it gets better in the second half once the message of the film comes to the fore. Also, the track of Kavya (Ayesha Kaduskar) adds a lot to the film. Sumit Saxena's dialogues are simple yet effective.

Anubhuti Kashyap's direction is decent and the debutant director handles certain scenes very well. Her biggest achievements are that she manages to normalize the conversation surrounding certain taboo topics with regard to the female reproductive system. She also gives a novel experience to the viewers at certain places. The scene where pregnant women shout the loudest so that their delivery happens before the others is too funny. The track of Uday’s mother and Kavya leaves the maximum impact and will be loved for the way it has been sensitively handled.

Sadly, DOCTOR G is not without its share of blemishes. To begin with, it could have been better titled as one fails to understand what does ‘G’ stand for in DOCTOR G. The film starts on a fine note but later, the ragging scene fails to raise any laughs. Viewers will be confused to see why Uday is so desperate to say sorry to Jenny (Priyam Saha), and when and how did Uday and Fatima get so close. Also, how come a misogynistic person like Uday forgives the girls so easily after they rag him (and how)? The romantic track is quite weak and the way Rakul’s character gets almost forgotten in the last 30 minutes might not be loved by those expecting this film to be a proper love story. Lastly, the film’s adult certification is uncalled for as the content is such that it deserves to be seen by people of all ages.

Doctor G Official Trailer | Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet Singh, Shefali Shah

Ayushmann Khurrana is in his element. This is a film which is right up his alley, and he does a fabulous job. He especially shines in the emotional scenes in the second half. Rakul Preet Singh looks beautiful and gives a fair performance. Sadly, she is relegated to the backseat in the last act. Shefali Shah is dependable as always, but one wishes her back story was established. Sheeba Chadha is praiseworthy and her outburst in the second half is memorable. Ayesha Kaduskar is the surprise of the film and leaves a huge mark. Indraneil Sengupta is apt for the role. Abhay Mishra adds to the fun. Paresh Pahuja, Priyam Saha, Shraddha Jain (Dr Kumudlatha Pamulparthi Diwakaran aka KLPD) and others are okay.

The songs are forgettable. 'Idiot Aashawadi', 'Newton', 'Har Jagah Tu' etc fail to leave a mark. 'Dil Dhak Dhak Karta Hai' is played in the end credits and looks completely out of place, considering how the romantic track ends. Ketan Sodha's background score is much better.

Eeshit Narain's cinematography is appropriate. Rohit Chaturvedi's costumes are realistic. Bindiya Chhabria and Arvind Kumar's production design is straight out of life. Prerna Saigal's editing is fine.

On the whole, DOCTOR G works due to the message, performances, and impactful second half. But a weak first half, limited buzz, and unjustified adults-only rating will impact the film’s box office prospects to a large extent.

• Doctor G Review
• Doctor G Rating
• Doctor G Movie Reviews
• Doctor G Public Review
• Doctor G Movie Release Date
• Doctor G Film Release Date
• Doctor G Critic Review
• Doctor G Movie Review
• Doctor G Reviews
• Doctor G Film Reviews
• Doctor G Film Review
• Doctor G Hindi Movie Review
• Doctor G Hindi Movie Reviews

Doctor G Movie News

EXCLUSIVE: Rakul Preet Singh reflects on her tryst visiting a male gynaecologist; says, “As a teenager, I was shy to visit a male gynaecologist”

After Doctor G and Thank God, producer Anand Pandit has a slate of several films releasing in 2022-2023

EXCLUSIVE: Ayushmann Khurrana busts this myth of being a gynaceologist; says, “I have this feeling that men’s sex life goes for a toss”

EXCLUSIVE: Ayushmann Khurrana says Doctor G is “Satya Ghatnaon Par Aadharit” stressing importance of sex education

Ayushmann Khurrana wants to get treated by an on-screen doctor played by THIS actress; reveals he has a ‘huge crush’ on her

EXCLUSIVE: Ayushmann Khurrana talks about ‘the one thing’ he loves about Mumbai

• Facebook Comments
• Maidaan Movie
• Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Movie
• Ameena Movie
• Gauraiya Live Movie
• Amar Singh Chamkila Movie
• Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout Movie
• Kaam Chalu Hai Movie
• Luv You Shankar Movie
• Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 Movie
• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (English) Review
• Madgaon Express Review
• Ae Watan Mere Watan Review
• Murder Mubarak Review
• Kung Fu Panda 4 (English) Review
• Shaitaan Review
• Dune: Part Two (English) Review
• Article 370 Review
• Bob Marley: One Love (English) Review
• Madame Web (English) Review
• Crew Public Review
• Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Public Review
• Fighter Public Review
• Salaar Public Review
• Dunki Public Review
• Animal Public Review
• Sam Bahadur Public Review
• Tiger 3 Public Review
• Thank You For Coming Public Review
• Mission Raniganj Public Review
• Crew Box Office
• Bengal 1947 Box Office
• Yes Papa Box Office
• Knox Goes Away (English) Box Office
• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (English) Box Office
• Welcome Wedding Box Office
• Raashifal Box Office
• Arthur The King (English) Box Office
• Graduate With First Class Box Office
• What A Kismat Box Office
• Akshay Kumar
• Katrina Kaif
• Ranveer Singh
• Deepika Padukone
• Vaani Kapoor
• Salman Khan
• Rashmika Mandanna
• John Abraham
• Ayushmann Khurrana
• Tara Sutaria
• Rajkummar Rao
• Box Office Collection
• Analysis & Features
• All Time Top Grossers
• Overseas Box Office
• 100 Crore club
• 200 Crore club
• Top Actress
• Box Office Collection 2022
• Box Office Collection 2021
• Box Office Collection 2020
• Bollywood News
• Featured Movie News
• Latest Box Office News
• Box Office Updates
• Box Office Business Talk
• Box Office Overseas News
• Latest News Slideshows
• Upcoming Releases
• Movie Reviews
• Bollywood Hindi News
• Parties and Events
• Latest Celeb Photos
• Celeb Wallpapers
• Movie Stills
• Movie Wallpapers
• Top Movie Video Songs
• Celebrity Interview Videos
• Movie Trailer Videos
• Party & Event Videos
• Exclusives & Specials
• Pushpa 2 The Rule Teaser | Allu Arjun | Rashmika…
• The hype is real! Can't wait to witness the magic…
• APPU - Animated Movie Official Teaser | Appu…
• Do Aur Do Pyaar - Official Trailer | Vidya Balan,…
• Boney Kapoor's 'Maidaan' starring Ajay Devgn…
• Ruslaan Official Trailer | Aayush Sharma,…
• Latest Hindi News
• Latest Bhojpuri News
• Celebs@twitter
• Hungama.com
• Artist Aloud
• Hungama Games
• Music Reviews
• Bharat Official Trailer
• Download Celeb Photos
• Download Celeb Wallpapers
• Download Movie photos
• Download Celebrity Party Photos
• Download Movie First Look Poster
• Download Magazine Cover
• Download Movie On Set Photos
• Download Movie Wallpapers

• Date of Birth Month January Febuary March April May June July August September October November December Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913
• Gender Male Female

Skip this step for now

• Your Rating Click to rate on scale of 1-5
• Review Title

5000 characters remaining

Subscribe Now! Get features like

• Latest News
• Entertainment
• Real Estate
• Eid ul Fitr 2024 Moon Sighting Live
• Election Schedule 2024
• Win iPhone 15
• IPL 2024 Schedule
• IPL Points Table
• IPL Purple Cap
• IPL Orange Cap
• Bihar Board Results
• The Interview
• Web Stories
• Virat Kohli
• Mumbai News
• Bengaluru News
• Daily Digest

Doctor G movie review: This 'typical' Ayushmann Khurrana film is part cringe, part heartwarming, but still watchable

Doctor g movie review: ayushmann khurrana's newest social comedy about a male gynecologist is both cringey and heartwarming, making it a confusing but watchable mess that annoys and also moves you..

Doctor G is two films in one. The first half of the film is sad cringefest, filled with bad jokes that evoke no laughter, stereotypical characters, and some bad funky background score that is very out of place in the 21st century. Then, there is a post-interval part, which feels like a new film altogether. This one has has several moments that will leave a lump in your throat. This coming-of-age drama takes the Ayushmann Khurrana formula to the extreme. But despite the jarring nature of the film, it remains watchable (largely) due to the performances of Ayushmann and Shefali Shah. ( Also read: Rakul Preet Singh ‘guarantees’ fans can watch Doctor G with family )

Doctor G is a typical Ayushmann Khurrana film. It’s about a small town guy, stuck in a situation that society considers unusual. Over time, with the help of his family and friends, he learns that there is more to life than people’s perceptions and he overcomes his hesitations and embraces his flaws. I just described the plot of Doctor G. Or is it the plot of Badhaai Ho or Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui or even Vicky Donor? You get the drift. The taboo subject here is gynaecology and Ayushmann is the only male doctor in this supposed all-woman world at a Bhopal medical college.

The protagonist is sexist and the film establishes it quite clearly. It doesn’t want you to like Dr Uday Gupta, but relate to him, at least from the middle-class, small-town, patriarchal setup you have seen all around you. So he isn’t likeable but surely relatable. Ayushmann does the rest. Getting into the skin of a character like this is too easy for him now, but sadly, it has started to look repetitive. It’s not fresh when the same template is presented with a new garnish every year.

And the film begins poorly. The social comedy doesn’t get its comedy aspect quite right. The jokes about female or male anatomy and simulating childbirth on a man are pretty juvenile and stale by now. The first hour of the film is cringe-a-minute, where you begin to wonder if there is a point to all this. That cringefest is stopped dead in its tracks the moment Shefali Shah appears on screen. As the gynaecology department head Dr Nandini, she is every bit as intimidating and charming as we can hope her to be. Just wish there was more of her and less of whatever the writers were trying to pass off as comedy.

The film introduces a number of characters as Uday enters his college unwillingly and is ragged by all his seniors there. And then most of those characters disappear never to be seen again. It’s an editing flaw that makes several scenes pointless, and keeping track of what is happening a bit bothersome. Amid this, Ayushmann coasts through, even though he too looks a bit jaded by what the script has offered him. Rakul Preet Singh as his senior (and eventual love interest) Dr Fatima is decent but has very little to offer to the story except for a few strong scenes where she shows Uday the mirror. But the over-the-top and oversmart dialogue ruins many such moments.

But after the interval, a whole different movie resumes. You can be excused if you wonder if you have wandered into the wrong auditorium. Because post-interval, Doctor G is sensitive, emotional, heartwarming, and seldom misses a beat, even though it does get melodramatic in its climax. But it still manages to avoid being preachy, which is a big win for a film handling issues like gender disparity and medical ethics. The same writing that holds Doctor G back in the first half sets it free in the second. It’s bizarre but no complaints from my side on the improvement, at least.

Ayushmann Khurrana is breezy but he should note that the trope, the formula is starting to get old now. He needs to reinvent before it’s too late. Rakul Preet has very less to do in the film, which is sad because she is earnest and likeable in whatever scenes she has. The star, of course, is Shefali Shah. I have said it before and I’ll say it again. She is in the form of her life right now and is easily one of the finest actors in the country. She proves it here once again, balancing authority with sensitivity so seamlessly. The surprise package of the film for me was Ayesha Kaduskar, who plays a teenager in love with a much older married man. The maturity and grace with which she has handled the challenging and brief role is admirable.

Doctor G could have been a much better movie. But looking at the first half, one realises it could have been much worse as well. In the end, it’s a middling coming-of-age social drama that will find its audience. It manages to stay non-preachy and even though it attempts to give clean humour, does get cringey in parts. What saves it are the actors, who breathe new life into a tired script. Go watch it for them, if nothing else!

Abhimanyu Mathur is an entertainment journalist with Hindustan Times. He writes about cinema, TV, and OTT, churning out interviews, reviews, and good old news stories. ...view detail

• Ayushmann Khurrana
• Shefali Shah
• Rakul Preet
• Rakul Preet Singh

Join Hindustan Times

Create free account and unlock exciting features like.

• Terms of use
• Privacy policy
• Weather Today
• HT Newsletters
• Subscription
• Print Ad Rates
• Code of Ethics

• Elections 2024
• India vs England
• T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule
• IPL Live Score
• IPL 2024 Auctions
• T20 World Cup 2024
• Cricket Players
• ICC Rankings
• Cricket Schedule
• Other Cities
• Income Tax Calculator
• Budget 2024
• Petrol Prices
• Diesel Prices
• Silver Rate
• Relationships
• Art and Culture
• Telugu Cinema
• Tamil Cinema
• Exam Results
• Competitive Exams
• Board Exams
• BBA Colleges
• Engineering Colleges
• Medical Colleges
• BCA Colleges
• Medical Exams
• Engineering Exams
• Horoscope 2024
• Festive Calendar 2024
• Compatibility Calculator
• The Economist Articles
• Explainer Video
• On The Record
• Vikram Chandra Daily Wrap
• PBKS vs DC Live Score
• KKR vs SRH Live Score
• EPL 2023-24
• ISL 2023-24
• Asian Games 2023
• Public Health
• Economic Policy
• International Affairs
• Climate Change
• Gender Equality
• future tech
• Daily Sudoku
• Daily Crossword
• Daily Word Jumble
• HT Friday Finance
• Explore Hindustan Times
• Privacy Policy
• Terms of Use
• Subscription - Terms of Use

• Daily BO Update
• Daily Breakdown
• Hits & Flops
• All Time Grossers
• Highest Grossers
• Highest Openers
• Highest Weekend
• Best of Overseas
• Hollywood Highest
• Fact-o-meter
• Entertainment News
• Bollywood News
• Television & Web
• Fashion & Lifestyle
• Bigg Boss 17
• Hollywood News
• What To Watch
• Bollywood Movie Reviews
• Hollywood Movie Reviews
• All South Movie Reviews
• Tamil Movie Reviews
• Telugu Movie Reviews
• Kannada Movie Reviews
• Malayalam Movie Reviews
• Marathi Movie Reviews
• Web Series Reviews
• Music Reviews
• Box Office Reviews
• Trailer Reviews
• BO Filmometer
• Stars’ Power Index
• Directors’ Power Index
• 100 Crore Club
• Worldwide 200 Crores+
• Profitable Films
• Recommended Movies
• Upcoming Movies
• Released Movies
• Web Stories
• About Koimoi

Home » Movies » Bollywood Movie Reviews

Doctor G Movie Review: Not ‘Male Touch’, But Ayushmann Khurrana Might Lose The ‘Audience’s Touch’ If This Continues!

Feeling a bit sad for ayushmann khurrana for not finding the g-spot (generalist spot) he used to with his film pre-pandemic..

Star Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet, Shefali Shah, Sheeba Chaddha, Abhay Chintamani Mishr, Shraddha, Priyam Saha, Ayesha Kaduskar, Indraneil Sengupta

Director: Anubhuti Kashyap

What’s Good: The first hour… Because that’s only how much it feels like an Ayushmann Khurrana film

What’s Bad: The second hour… Because of the narrative’s farce dramatic decisions

Loo Break: Whenever there’s nothing ‘funny’ going on, leave!

Watch or Not?: You can for Ayushmann Khurrana but not a theatrical recommendation

Language: Hindi

Available On: Theatrical release

Runtime: 124 Minutes

While discussing how “I’m not Kabir Singh” & liberal on chai, Dr Uday Gupta (Ayushmann Khurrana) with his best friend Chaddi (Abhay Chintamani Mishr) prays that he gets Orthopedics as his medical branch in his PG. But, life had some other plans & joins Gynaecology which still is better than ‘tatti-peshaab’ (Pathalogy) as per Uday’s mother (Sheebha Chaddha).

Upon facing a batch full of girls, Uday gets ragged by them in the initial days but eventually settles down befriending Dr Fatima ( Rakul Preet ). While still wanting to go back to Ortho, Uday fails to perform menial tasks infuriating the senior doctor Nandini (Shefali Shah). How his hate-hate relationship with the medical branch turns into a love-love one while teaching him some important lessons in life designs the basic crux of the rest of the story.

Doctor G Movie Review: Script Analysis

Okay so let’s focus on the credentials of the film’s writing team: Sumit Saxena has written the dialogues, Sourabh Bharat & Vishal Wagh have penned the story, Sumit Saxena, Saurabh Bharat, Vishal Wagh along with Anubhuti Kashyap have structured the screenplay. So, four people have come together to handle the narrative of the film & that’s where the problem starts because it’s clearly a ‘too many minds f*ck the case’ type of situation here.

It’s two different movies pre & post the interval where the first half will give you a proper ‘humour/drama’ balance but the second half would leave you thinking did you really like the first hour so much to enjoy this overall? Credit where it’s due, it’s really funny where it should be as there are multiple moments which will leave you in splits. But, then the drama kicks in & it’s not really enough emotional where it should be lacking to develop a connection with the story. There are certain animated messages (scoreboard) popping which are useless & should’ve been skipped.

Doctor G Movie Review: Star Performance

Oh Ayushmann, my Ayushmann! Feeling a bit sad for this man for not finding the G-spot (Generalist Spot) he used to with his film pre-pandemic. Yes, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui was a good attempt but somewhere between discussing social issues, we’ve lost the Khurrana he used to be. No doubt, he’s still amazing with his skills as an actor and this film showcases the same, but somewhere deep down the storyteller is racing towards the ideas which could ‘sell’ well forgetting the real motive of keeping you entertained throughout.

Rakul Preet’s subtle-yet-quirky Fatima is one of the characters who doesn’t really get impacted by the lacklustre second half. Her complicated relationship with Ayushmann should’ve been the focal point instead of the at-your-face drama that does get preachy at times. Shefali Shah and her ingenious presence add the desired weight to Dr Nandini’s school of thought but the character arc remains pretty weak by the climax.

Sheeba Chaddha plays the role of a cute mother turning romantic & her crafty ways of approaching the character help to be with her in the scene. Abhay Chintamani Mishr was one of the best & worst things about the film because I wanted to see so much more of him building the amazing humour he shared with Ayushmann , but instead, he remained to be one of those side actors writers really don’t care about much. Shraddha, Priyam Saha, Ayesha Kaduskar & Indraneil Sengupta provide decent support, nothing more nothing less.

Doctor G Movie Review: Direction, Music

Anubhuti Kashyap jumps into feature films after a quirky attempt with Gulshan Devaiah’s Afsos & afsos this ain’t a perfect transition. There are bumps but those aren’t enough to let me hope that she can definitely do way better than this.

The only song which gave me Amit Trivedi vibes is Newton & it’s definitely going to my ‘A Mixed Bag Of Emotions’ playlist. Other than that, none of the songs really made any impact on the story as well as my playlist.

Doctor G Movie Review: The Last Word

All said and done, in a scene, Ayushmann Khurrana’s Uday says to Ayesha Kaduskar’s Kavya “Don’t be stupid because you’re not!” & those are my exact feelings for this film defined in one line.

Two and a half stars!

Doctor G Trailer

Doctor G releases on 14th October, 2022.

Share with us your experience of watching Doctor G.

Must Read: Goodbye Movie Review: Amitabh Bachchan, Rashmika Mandanna Starrer Gives A Long, Warm Hug To Everyone Who Has Lost Someone!

Follow Us: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube | Telegram

RELATED ARTICLES

Sidharth Malhotra Box Office Collection: Surpassed Kartik Aaryan By 536.36%, Pushed Ranveer Singh & 5 Others To Claim The Top Spot As Best Debut...

Merry Christmas New Netflix Trailer & OTT Release Date Out: All About Katrina Kaif & Vijay Sethupathi’s Romantic Thriller

As Indian Idol 14 Winner Vaibhav Gupta Takes Home 25 Lakh, Meet 5 Rejected Contestants – Earning 3900% Higher & Enjoying Net Worth Of...

Check this out.

Pakistani Actress Says “Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan & Aamir Khan...

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya At The Worldwide Box Office...

Selena Gomez’s Wizards of Waverley Place Co-Star Is Now a Nurse...

Rajkummar Rao’s First Look As Srikanth Bolla Is Out! Mukesh Chhabra...

Ripley Review: Andrew Scott Finds The Role Of His Career In...

Fallout: Where & When To Watch Jonathan Nolan’s Video Game Based...

Don't miss.

Premiere Date For ‘Premalu’ On OTT Platform Revealed

Kung Fu Panda Franchise Ranked As Per Budget: 4th Installment Leads...

Heeramandi: First Look Of Fardeen Khan, Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman &...

Maidaan Movie Review: Ajay Devgn Starrer Ignites The Sporting Fervour In You As You Cheer For The Indian Football Team On The Big Screen!

Parasyte: The Grey Review: The Train To Busan Director Brings This Modern Classic Manga To Live-Action With Various Results

Scoop Movie Review: Gillian Anderson & Billie Piper Bring Out The Truth Out Of Prince Andrew In This Safe Journalist Film

Do Aur Do Pyaar Trailer Review: Vidya Balan & Pratik Gandhi Promise A Hilarious Bhool Bhulaiyaa Of Extramarital Affairs – Classic Confusion Comedy!

• Privacy Policy

Log in or sign up for Rotten Tomatoes

Trouble logging in?

By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies , and to receive email from the Fandango Media Brands .

By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and to receive email from the Fandango Media Brands .

By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes.

Email not verified

Let's keep in touch.

Sign up for the Rotten Tomatoes newsletter to get weekly updates on:

• Upcoming Movies and TV shows
• Trivia & Rotten Tomatoes Podcast
• Media News + More

By clicking "Sign Me Up," you are agreeing to receive occasional emails and communications from Fandango Media (Fandango, Vudu, and Rotten Tomatoes) and consenting to Fandango's Privacy Policy and Terms and Policies . Please allow 10 business days for your account to reflect your preferences.

OK, got it!

Movies / TV

No results found.

• What's the Tomatometer®?
• Login/signup

Movies in theaters

• Opening this week
• Top box office
• Coming soon to theaters
• Certified fresh movies

Movies at home

• Netflix streaming
• Prime Video
• Most popular streaming movies
• What to Watch New

Certified fresh picks

• Monkey Man Link to Monkey Man
• The First Omen Link to The First Omen
• The Beast Link to The Beast

New TV Tonight

• Chucky: Season 3
• Mr Bates vs The Post Office: Season 1
• Fallout: Season 1
• Franklin: Season 1
• Dora: Season 1
• Good Times: Season 1
• Beacon 23: Season 2

Most Popular TV on RT

• Ripley: Season 1
• Sugar: Season 1
• 3 Body Problem: Season 1
• A Gentleman in Moscow: Season 1
• Parasyte: The Grey: Season 1
• Shōgun: Season 1
• We Were the Lucky Ones: Season 1
• The Gentlemen: Season 1
• Palm Royale: Season 1
• Best TV Shows
• Most Popular TV
• TV & Streaming News

Certified fresh pick

• Ripley Link to Ripley
• All-Time Lists
• Binge Guide
• Comics on TV
• Five Favorite Films
• Video Interviews
• Weekend Box Office
• Weekly Ketchup
• What to Watch

Best Movies of 2024: Best New Movies to Watch Now

25 Most Popular TV Shows Right Now: What to Watch on Streaming

What to Watch: In Theaters and On Streaming

Awards Tour

Weekend Box Office Results: Godzilla x Kong Holds Strong

The Most Anticipated Movies of 2024

• Trending on RT
• Play Movie Trivia

Popular TV on Streaming

Series info.

• Firstpost Defence Summit
• Entertainment
• Web Stories
• Health Supplement
• First Sports
• Fast and Factual
• Between The Lines
• Firstpost America

Doctor G movie review: If a film does not treat its own serious theme with respect, how can we take it seriously?

Doctor G is the story of a male doc reluctantly specialising in gynaecology. The film has remarkable clarity in some areas, but is fuzzy and inconsistent elsewhere, ridiculously so in the end.

Language: Hindi

Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet Singh, Sheeba Chadha, Shefali Shah, Abhay Chintamani Mishr     

Director: Anubhuti Kashyap

Star rating: 2.5/5

Having played a sperm donor in Vicky Donor (2012), a man with erectile dysfunction in Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017) and a youngster coming to terms with his premature baldness in Bala (2019), Ayushmann Khurrana is now dealing with a different set of body parts and bodily functions – except that this time they are not his. His new film in theatres, Doctor G , is about a medico who wants to specialise in orthopaedics but secures admission in gynaecology. Instead of immersing himself in his work and studies, Dr Uday Gupta decides to bide his time in the department while preparing to take the entrance exam again. Why? Because his narrow, traditionalist, patronising worldview dictates that gynaecology is a branch of medicine that is of women, for women and by women.

Uday shares a home with his mother in Bhopal. His early struggles with women patients in a local government hospital are as much to do with the fact that he takes gynaecology lightly as with the women’s unwillingness to see a male doctor. As the only man among them, he finds himself trivialised by his classmates too since they are convinced he will not stick around. The HoD, Dr Nandini Srivastava ( Shefali Shah ) is tough on him because she sees that he is not sincere about this stream. Meanwhile, Uday complicates matters further by falling for his classmate, Dr Fatima ( Rakul Preet Singh ).

Debutant director Anubhuti Kashyap’s Doctor G joins Uday on the rocky road from reluctance to awakening and finally, complete commitment.

The latter – complete commitment – is what Doctor G itself lacks. The theme yields several crucial conversations and plenty of laughter. The actors and writers (screenplay: Sumit Saxena, Saurabh Bharat, Vishal Wagh and Anubhuti Kashyap herself) give the hospital a real feel without drowning us in medical jargon. But though the film has remarkable clarity on certain matters, it is fuzzy in its exposition of too much else.

For instance, without turning the narrative into a textbook or a lecture, it does a spiffing job of explaining why Uday should not have examined a patient when alone in a room with her, the risks of an abortion on a minor and the protocols mandated in such a case (making it that rare Hindi film portraying abortion as an acceptable choice for a woman). Nandini repeatedly tells Uday that to become a good gynaecologist he must “lose the male touch”, and his classmates emphasise the need to make his patients feel comfortable around him. Yet a scene that appears designed to be comical involves Uday actually smacking a woman in labour who grabs his arm, misconduct for which he is not chided by anyone. Mistreatment of mothers-to-be and a dismissive attitude to women’s pain is not uncommon in hospital settings, and here is a film that positions such a scene as comedy but positions itself as an awareness builder.

The writers do well in keeping Uday steady in his stance on the morality of a sexual relationship between an adult and a minor in the film. However, there is no physical force involved, but the script leaves the meaning of statutory rape and the need for such a law unclear. This is an opportunity lost, considering the continuing social resistance to progressive legal definitions of consent.

(Minor spoiler in this paragraph) As a layperson watching Uday oversee an emergency delivery in a hospital corridor, I could not help but wonder why the mother’s dignity was not preserved despite the constraints of the situation and that space. Were there no screens available in the whole building, and not a single staffer available to bring those screens to the spot instead of allowing a crowd to gape while a woman popped out a baby in public? Uday is reprimanded for that episode, but for very different reasons. (Spoiler alert ends)

The script seems to be swimming along well in normalising a Muslim and a Tamilian in Uday’s class…till it does not. The reason for Fatima’s hesitation regarding Uday remains ambiguous. You don’t hear women, he is told by more than one woman in his life. It is true that Uday is an absolute jerk when we first meet him, but to be fair to him here, I was not entirely sure I could hear Fatima either – that she does not want to commit to him is plainly stated, what is blurred is why. This is particularly noticeable because Uday’s mother declares in black and white that religious differences are not an issue. Of course this is the standard and safe Hindu-man-plus-woman-from-a-minority-community that inter-community romances in Bollywood usually are, but that is a separate discussion. More glaring is the totally silly mention of Rajinikanth stuffed into a line delivered by the Tamilian lady because in The Gospel According to Bollywood, apparently that is what all Tamilians do. Not so cool after all, huh, Team Doctor G ?

The one character written with depth and lucidity throughout is Uday’s lively widowed mother played by the formidable Sheeba Chadha who, in this film, tops even the diffident yet ultimately rock solid Mom she was in Badhaai Do earlier this year. Her graph and Uday’s relationship with her form the most consistent thread in Doctor G , which begs the question why writers who conceptualise these lovely supporting roles for this gifted artiste seem unable to envision her as a lead. Hers is the stand-out performance in Doctor G . None of the other characters is backed by such solid writing. Rakul deserves so much more. As for Ayushmann , he could probably pull off Uday in his sleep – he is good enough, but his acting here does not give us anything that he has not delivered before.

Just when it appears that Doctor G has got its act together though, it wraps up with a ridiculous song accompanying the end credits that, in its filming, contradicts everything that has been said until then. Doctor G is the story of a man who learns to take women seriously. And along comes this number, with Uday/Ayushmann in baggy doctor’s garb singing Mera dil dhak dhak karta hai surrounded by women in tight, tiny attire in the same colour combination while Fatima/Rakul in a figure-hugging, body-baring outfit heaves her bosom and thrusts it towards him as he lies down.

If a film does not treat its own chosen theme with respect, how can we take it seriously?

Rating: 2.5 (out of 5 stars)  

This review was first published when Doctor G was released in theatres. The film is now streaming on Netflix.  

Anna M.M. Vetticad is an award-winning journalist and author of The Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic. She specialises in the intersection of cinema with feminist and other socio-political concerns. Twitter: @annavetticad, Instagram: @annammvetticad, Facebook: AnnaMMVetticadOfficial

Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News ,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram .

Find us on YouTube

Related Stories

'Bigg Boss' fame Nimrit Kaur passes on her role in 'Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2' due to explicit scenes: Report

Crew: Singer Badshah drops teaser of his collaboration with Diljit Dosanjh from Kareena Kapoor, Tabu, Kriti Sanon's comedy

Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's Pre-Wedding Festivities: Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor, Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone exude royalty for the 'Desi Romance' theme

WATCH: Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan dance on 'Naatu Naatu' at Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding festivities