Somehow, Indira gathers her sari folds to make a comeback, only to be felled by her own bodyguards. Ranaut’s potted biopic of Indira Gandhi has no surprises in its choice of defining events.

Style-wise, Ranaut went all out to channel her inner Indira. From French chiffon sarees and khadi blouses to those iconic big sunglasses, the shawl drape, and even that famous streak of white in ...