Having a good story and making a good film are two very different things – and the Punjabi film 'Ikk Kudi' is a reminder of exactly that. You can sense potential in the premise from the start, but the film's treatment never quite lets you stay invested. The Shehnaaz Gill starrer, also her production debut, is well-intentioned, but not quite well-made.

Gill, as Tejo and Simar, is the undeniable heart of the film. The story moves between past and present, exploring a woman's right to choose whom she marries. The women change, the cities change, but the conflict doesn't, because guess what remains unshaken? Patriarchy.

Simar's struggle to find "the right man" isn't unrelatable. The first half dives into her pursuit of someone who is both modern and rooted, someone who sees marriage as a par

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