A thrilling and layered legal drama

EMALE solidarity is not a mere aesthetic in System, a legal-thriller fronted by powerhouse talents Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotika.

- KARTIK BHARDWAJ

A still from the film

Their first meeting is more of a casual glance at each other. They are standing in front of a mirror in the ladies’ room, touching up. Sonakshi in a lawyer’s black overalls and Jyotika in a plain salwar kameez. Without resorting to any dialogue, Jyotika points at Sonakshi’s creased barrister bands. The latter smoothens them. Jyotika gives a cordial smile and leaves.

This brief scene informs that Sonakshi is a novice lawyer, and although Jyotika is not wearing a black coat, she might know a thing or two more about law. It is not just a meeting of two professionals, but also of two women who are ready to have each other’s backs. No loud scenes of downing shots in a bar and discussing sexual escapades can depict the start of a female friendship better than this one, fleeting sequence.