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System (2026 film)

System is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and produced by Baweja Studios. It stars Sonakshi Sinha, Jyothika and Ashutosh Gowariker in the lead roles.

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System
Promotional release poster
Directed byAshwiny Iyer Tiwari
Written byHarman Baweja
Arun Sukumar
Ashwini Iyer Tiwari
Tasneem Lokhandwala
Akshat Ghidial
Produced byPammi Baweja
Harman Baweja
Smitha Baliga
Starring
CinematographyRangarajan Ramabadran
Edited byCharu Shree Roy
Production
company
Distributed byAmazon Prime Video
Release date
  • 22 May 2026 (2026-05-22)
Running time
124 minutes1
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

System (stylised as SYƧTEM) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and produced by Baweja Studios. It stars Sonakshi Sinha, Jyothika and Ashutosh Gowariker in the lead roles.23

The film was released on 22 May 2026 on Amazon Prime Video.

Plot

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 Sarika's help. After winning the ninth case, Neha's senior hands the 10th case, in which her opponent's defense lawyer is her own father, Ravi Rajvansh. Neha's 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 Sarika's reveal twists the story into intense emotional drama and an inner-psychological manner for Neha to stand on her 10th case.4

Cast

  • Sonakshi Sinha as Neha Rajvansh
  • Jyothika as Sarika Rawat
  • Ashutosh Gowariker as Ravi Rajvansh, Neha's father
  • Preeti Agarwal as Neha Rajvansh, Neha's mother
  • Adinath Kothare as Alok Rajvansh, Neha's brother
  • Vijayant Kohli as Vikram Bajral
  • Sayandeep Sengupta as Raghav Shrivastav
  • Nishant Singh as Laxman
  • Aatma Prakash Mishra as Atmaram
  • Prashanth Singh as Ramnath Dhami
  • Diwanshu Gambihir as Juggi
  • Mohan Kant as Adv. Shyamji
  • Freya Kothari as Inaaya Kothari
  • Upendra Chauhan as Inspector Rathi
  • Dev Chauhan as Pramod Mishra
  • Pranay Narayan as Adv. Mukesh Ahlawat
  • Gaurav Pandey as Akshay Rao
  • Shobana Sharma as Janki Aunty
  • Nikkie Bareja as Payal Jha
  • Divija Gambhir as Jhanvi Shenoy
  • Ajay Madhok as Jude Rajiv Menon
  • Aashriya Mishra as Kusum Rawat
  • Agastya Shankar as Adv. Javed Khan
  • Saad Baba as Adv. Prakash Malhotra
  • Ravi Mahashabe as ACP Kumar
  • Reyansh Goswami as Reyan
  • Sachit Murthy as Judge Kumar
  • Micky Makhija as Judge Ramaswamy

Release

System was released on Amazon Prime Video on 22 May 2026.56

Reception

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 Bollywood's oldest traps".,8

Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times said that "Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotika's 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 Tiwari's 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

References

References

  1. "System". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  2. Khurana, Archika (23 May 2026). "System Movie Review: Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotika hold this legal drama together". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  3. "'System' Trailer: Sonakshi Sinha, Jyotika Star in Intense Courtroom Thriller". The Hollywood Reporter India. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  4. Bhardwaj, Kartik (22 May 2026). "System Movie Review: Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotika score doubles in thrilling, layered, legal-drama". Cinema Express. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. Whittock, Jesse (6 May 2026). "Prime Video To Launch High-Stakes Legal Drama 'System' This Month". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  6. Rawat, Palak (6 May 2026). "Makers of Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotika Starrer System Lock OTT Release Date". Filmfare. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  7. Kumar, Anuj (22 May 2026). "'System' movie review: A split verdict". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. Gupta, Shubhra (22 May 2026). "System movie review: Sonakshi Sinha-Jyotika drama starts with promise, ends with an eye-roll". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  9. Suri, Rishabh (22 May 2026). "System review: Sonakshi Sinha-Jyotika's film delivers sincerity and good performances, just not enough drama". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  10. Hungama, Bollywood (22 May 2026). "System Movie Review: SYSTEM is an unusual legal film that works due to its drama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  11. Desai, Rahul (22 May 2026). "'System' Movie Review: A Flat and Derivative Crime Thriller". The Hollywood Reporter India. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  12. Ramnath, Nandini (22 May 2026). "'System' review: Legal drama maintains poise and purpose even after losing its brief". Scroll.in. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  13. Verma, Sukanya (22 May 2026). "System Review: Courtroom Drama Lacks Spirit". Rediff.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  14. Khurana, Archika (22 May 2026). "System Movie Review: Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotika hold this legal drama together". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  15. Bhardwaj, Kartik (22 May 2026). "System Movie Review: Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotika score doubles in thrilling, layered, legal-drama". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  16. Roy, Lachmi Deb (22 May 2026). "'System' Movie Review: Sonakshi Sinha and Jyotika's legal drama on Prime Video shows women too can be heroes". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
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