System

Neha (Sonakshi Sinha), a public prosecutor, finds herself in an uncomfortable stage of her career for not winning any case.She gets challenged by her father Ravi Rajvansh (Ashutosh Gowariker), who is an established defense lawyer.Facing the challenge, Neha needed to win 10 cases without losing any at the mid.During the challenge period, Neha meets Sarika (Jyothika), a courtroom stenographer.Sarika starts helping Neha by giving tips and evidence to win cases and Neha starts winning cases with Sarikas help.

After winning the ninth case, Nehas senior hands the 10th case, in which her opponents defense lawyer is her own father, Ravi Rajvansh.Nehas father asks her not to take the case, but she denies and both indulge in a heated conversation, following which Neha leaves her house and shifts to a house joint with Sarika.Digging more into the 10th case, Neha finds she was not actually helped by Sarika, but she was used.All nine cases she won were planted by Sarika.Knowing the facts of the 10th case, Neha confronts Sarika and Sarikas reveal twists the story into intense emotional drama and an inner-psychological manner for Neha to stand on her 10th case.

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Anuj Kumar of The Hindu writes that Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotika stand out in this polished critique of the idea of justice in the garb of a legal thriller, but Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's System loses its edge when its loops become too easy to read.,[ 7] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and writes that The strength of Sonakshi Sinha-Jyotika film is showing the two women bent upon earning their living their way, and making their choices.It goes well until it falls into Bollywoods oldest traps.,[ 8]
Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times said that Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotikas courtroom drama is not an edge-of-the-seat thriller, but a more nuanced take on justice.

[ 9] Bollywood Hungama rated it 3/5 stars and said that SYSTEM is an unusual legal film that works due to its drama, the dynamics between the characters and the performances of the lead actors.However, the writing gets too convenient after a point, thereby diluting the impact.[ 10]
Rahul Desai of The Hollywood Reporter India observed that it is A system rigged against storytelling.[ 11] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in writes that The 123-minute movie is both courtroom drama and murder mystery, which leads to an unconvincing and bland denouement.

[ 12] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave it 2.5 stars out of 5 and observed that Ashwiny Iyer Tiwaris courtroom drama System falls short due to muddled narrative and uninspired execution.[ 13]
Archika Khurana of The Times of India gave 3 stars out of 5 and said that System may not be a flawless courtroom drama, but it succeeds in presenting a socially relevant story with sincerity and strong performances.[ 14] Kartik Bhardwaj of The New Indian Express rated it 3/5 stars and writes that the film doesn't seem to be in a rush to thrill or excite just to keep the viewer hooked and takes needed time to cook.

[ 15] Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost praise the film and writes that Not just Sonakshi Sinha, it is Jyotika's terrific performance in Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's directorial film which will steal your heart.And what a beautifully restrained way of storytelling.[ 16].