Unfortunately, in a somewhat touristic and voyeuristic manner, it photographs every corner of the old city. The filmmakers crawled over every possible location. Exhausting, how nothing was left. Not just the main monuments and landmarks- Rumi Darwaza, Chowk and Kaiserbagh. Even the bus-stands are covered. But geography is hardly respected and locations are mixed up without a thought for the people of the city and how they would receive it. You appreciate the hard work, of the production design department. But without genuine feeling for the people, it just becomes a catalogue of locations for an utterly confused look at their lives. Farrukh Jafar is presented, and she does the most admirable act, as Fatima Begum, a relic from the past. Her relationship with Mirza is so flat, it remains far-fetched and never carries us into actually believing it. Mirza comes across as a silly and ridiculous figure, not the greedy character they want to present him as. The way the filmmakers seem to look at class and privilege is, to say the least, problematic. The great thing about Lucknow people is their grace, even in poverty. Something you see reflected in every film of Muzaffar Ali. Ayushmann Khurrana overdoes his bit and fails to carry it off. The really convincing characters are those played by supporting actors, Brijendra Kala and Vijay Raaz. But then they could be from any city, and there is nothing about Lucknow specifically in them.