Polite Society (now on Peacock ... force them to attend a fancy soiree hosted by the stupidly f—ing rich Shah family lorded over by Raheela (Nimra Bucha), who’s hoping to marry off her ...

“Polite Society,” a rollicking genre mash-up ... a fancier echelon of Eid parties hosted by Salim’s mother, Raheela Shah (Nimra Bucha). But Manzoor doesn’t buy into binaries.

When Lena meets Salim Shah, the spoiled geneticist son of ... surprisingly creepy for a film as seemingly lighthearted as “Polite Society.” Writer-director Mazoor must have been profoundly ...

It took everything I had not to yell out loud during “Polite Society.” Not because of the ... declaring that Devdas’ arrival (Shah Rukh Khan) has “slain” her with joy.

Only a swerve late on into ‘social thriller’ mode feels a little less nimble, as Ria’s deft but bungled break-in at Shah’s mansion ... Otherwise, Polite Society stays zippy and exuberant ...

Thankfully, British Indian action-comedy Polite Society falls into the latter category ... eventually gets engaged to handsome doctor Salim Shah (Khanna). Lena seems happy, even if Ria can ...

“Polite Society” is a comic book movie ... is introduced to Salim Shah (Akshay Khanna), a hyper-eligible doctor, by Salim’s mother Raheela, played by Bucha in a way that gives new meaning ...

The same may be said of Polite Society some day ... son of the powerful, prominent Shah Family. Ria panics at the thought of losing a sister and begins a campaign of undermining the betrothal ...

Shah is not above making sinister threats ... PC Williams’s costumes as they flow around the actors mid-combat. “Polite Society” is a feast for the eyes. I’m sure that I missed several ...

Equal parts Jane Austen and Quentin Tarantino, "Polite Society" is an unruly martial arts ... the handsome Salim Shah (Akshay Khanna). But something's up with Salim and his relationship with ...

This relationship is tested when Salim Shah (Akshay Khanna), a hotshot Pakistani doctor ... all South Asian mantra of “log kya kahenge” (what will people say) — “Polite Society” is a breath of fresh ...

Nida Manzoor is out to smash far more than a wedding in the action-packed, deeply feminist satire Polite Society ... community’s heartthrob, Salim Shah (Akshay Khanna), and are downright ...