Bollywood’s record of making political films is abysmal. At least on that front, Shorgul ventures into a territory that remains largely unexplored. The wounds of Muzaffarnagar are still fresh, albeit not felt as much as it should have been. Shorgul ’s attempt to show the ‘truth’ about Muzaffarnagar riots is therefore well-intentioned. But as a story being told on screen, it is hopelessly below average. The characters are cardboard cutouts: the villainous power-hungry hypocrites Ranjit Om(Jimmy Shergill) and Maulana(Abner Reginald), or the good Hindu(Ashutosh Rana) and good Muslim Zainab(Suha Gezen). As a result, the film becomes unbearable towards the end when the riots break out after a decent build-up in the first half.