Bhandarkar redeems himself after the risible Aan with a surprisingly biting satire on Mumbai society, epitomized by the fanour socuitey Page 3.

The film's protagonist is an idealistic journalist, Madhavi Sharma (Konkana Sen Sharma) who shares a flat with a rather in your face airhostess, Pearl (Sandhya Mridyul) . The film sets off the mood of the film with a series of parties thrown by the rich and powerful, where It's apparent that the glitter and razzmatazz associated with the society pages is something that all socialites aspire for. Not just socialites but wannabees also hope of making it to Page 3 at any price.

The film then takes a myriad number of issues and exposes the duplicity that inhabits the murky socialites world. Various stories, anecdotes to make the film's point, are used to illustrate the false and utterly vacuous nature of the so-called socialites existence. Madhvi is the journalist who has to cover these “parties” and events, food for fodder for the paper. In one of these parties, she comes across Janaki (Tara Sharma), a babe looking for a break in the big bad world of bollywood. Unwilling to compromise, she ends up sharing a flat with Madhvi and Pearl, ultimately deceived and destroyed by the leading light of bollywood which enmeshes Madhvi in a crisis of ethics and the way of the world. Janaki's story does not end there, with her eventually toeing the line and embracing the sleazy and seamier side of bollywood. No doubt about it, Bhandarkar says that the casting couch exists! Given Bhandarkar's recent troubles, the film takes on a greater significance.

Madhvi also find love of sorts with an aspiring actor Tarun whom she catches one day with a close male friend of hers in a somewhat compromising position. But this is simply the tip of the iceberg with the film touching on topics such as, depression, wife-swapping, drug peddling, child prostitution, pedophilia and homosexuality. Madhvi's desire to venture into the “realistic” journalism along with Vinayak (Atul Kulkarni) leads her to a story of devastating consequences which, rather than lifting the curtain on the horrors of the underbelly of the rich, leads to her dismissal and your realization that money makes the world go round…and nothing else matters.

Bhandarkar makes a wonderful return to form with this cutting satire. He does without the heavy-handed approach and subtly makes his point through various episodes in his film. His climax is almost too much to bear and the ultimate compromise, a sad fact of a world that has lost its moral fibre.

Konkana Sen Sharma is a natural and brings grace to her role of an idealistic journalist, embarking on a journey of discover of the ways of the world. Atul Kulkarni is barely there. In fact most of the characters come and go. Tara Sharma is weak but Bikram Saluja manages to essay the slimy charm of the hotshot two faced star reasonable. Sandhya Mridul is good.

The film is short and to the point. This one should not be missed on any account.