New Delhi, May 22 -- I was trying to keep an open mind about Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's System when Neha (Sonakshi Sinha) says, "Uski vibe hamesha off thhi par woh murderer type kabhi nahi laga." And that was that. I don't expect every lawyer to speak in iambic pentameter or quote Thomas Cromwell. I do, however, feel it's not unreasonable to have a protagonist in a legal drama-one who's trying hard to prove she's not a lightweight-speak like a professional and not some millennial at brunch.

Neha is a public prosecutor, though she'd rather not be. She doesn't like the sweaty courts, the desperate cases, the grind, her boss. She's also not particularly competent. The first time we see her in court, the judge explains that she needs to prove the...