The most striking thing about Khandaani Shafakhana is how good Sonakshi Sinha is.

A fine testimony to her skills, Sonakshi as Baby Bedi seamlessly stitches together the actor-character divide and melts into her role. Baby Bedi is instantly likable. She has dreams but with a firm hold on reality .

While trying to hustle up a living, working for a pharmaceutical company and keeping her greedy chachaji from trying to grab her house, Sonakshi displays absolute finesse in her performance. Her brother played by the inimitable Varun Sharma is a delight with his impeccable comic timing.

Popular singer and rapper Badshah makes his Bollywood acting debut as Gabru Ghatak and it helps that he literally plays himself on screen. The casting, in fact, has been perfect .

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