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Story: As a means to come out of her loneliness, Prachi takes to social media. Here, she meets a stranger who befriends her. However, what follows is a ghastly incident.

Review: Work keeps Prachi’s (Shivani Baokar) parents out of the town frequently. And when a failed relationship makes her lonely, she seeks comfort in a stranger on social media. But things take a turn for the worse when this man and his friends brutally gang-rape Prachi. Fed up with the police inaction to book the culprits, her friends decide to take matters in their hands. On the other hand, Prachi struggles to come out of the trauma.

The film deals with a very strong subject and makes a statement that rapists should be brutally punished. And, though debatable, it also puts forth a point that it's alright to take the law in your hands if there is inaction from the concerned authorities.

However, the film falls short of holding your attention. The story does not flow smoothly and confuses the audience. Moreover, the film gets repetitive after a point while trying to show the police inaction and influence of powerful people.

As for the performances, Shivani is inconsistent, but Purnima Demanna, who plays one of her friends, is convincing in her role as an outspoken girl. Other actors who play Shivani’s friends, fail to create an impression.

The subject of the film is good, but there are certain complexities in dealing with these topics. The makers fail in executing those and end up sending the film haywire. This one is avoidable.