| Grade & Score (?) |
B (63%)
Avg Rating: 3.15/5 (63%) from 26 Reviews |
| Reviews (?) |
26 Reviews Counted: 22 Good / 4 Average / 0 Bad
|
| Cast |
Pankaj Kapoor, Shreya Sharma, Deepak Dobriyal and Manek Bedi |
| Director |
Vishal Bharadwaj |
| Release Date |
August 10, 2007 |
| Box Office Status |
To Be Determined |
Synopsis
A film by Vishal Bharadwaj starring Pankaj Kapoor, Shreya Sharma, Deepak Dobriyal and Manek Bedi.
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Reviews
| Good Reviews | Average Reviews |
| 4.0 |
"while Makdee intrigues you and Maqbool has moments to make your jaw drop with awe, Blue Umbrella just makes you smile"
- Rediff |
| 4.0 |
"one good film that can be enjoyed by all age groups. The film has its heart in the right place and falls in the category of contemporary world cinema"
- Indya.com |
| 3.5 |
"might not exactly set the box office on fire, it definitely is an engaging fare"
- Bollyvista |
| 3.5 |
"Being a “children’s film” doesn’t stop The Blue Umbrella from depicting grave emotions, making it an enjoyable fare for grown ups as well"
- Deccan Herald |
| 3.5 |
"Will some more filmmakers come forward and fill in the glaring gap in indigenous children's entertainment"
- Times Of India |
| 3.5 |
"this one based on a Ruskin Bond story, is heartfelt and truly impressive"
- Cybernoon |
| 3.5 |
"has delivered a relevant genre to the bunch of modern filmmakers who have shown insane and insatiable desire for irreverent Hollywood rip-offs"
- Smash Hits |
| 3.5 |
"opens at a lazy pace but concludes in a stupendous climax"
- Screen India |
| 3.5 |
"A work of art that is very rarely made available to the common movie-going population"
- Without Giving The Movie Away |
| 3.5 |
"Bhardwaj has turned Ruskin Bond’s timeless short story of the same name into a simply, beautifully told classic"
- The Indian Express |
| 3.0 |
"is well made but will not find many takers at the box office due to its being a children film"
- Magna Mags |
| 3.0 |
"marks a very significant point in the much neglected genre of children's films in Indian cinema"
- NDTV |
| 3.0 |
"may not appeal to all, but a different brand of cinema usually doesn’t. But that doesn’t stop the movie from ending up a well-made product"
- BollySpice |
| 3.0 |
"is not a spectacular film but it's a sweet film that makes you smile in the end"
- Times Now |
| 3.0 |
"Bharadwaj has made a charming film"
- ApunKaChoice |
| 3.0 |
"There's an enigmatic silence enveloping the heart of this peculiar tale, a silence that's as hard to pierce as it is to define"
- Subhash Jha |
| 3.0 |
"may not cater to the audiences from every school of thought and may not have a raging effect at the box-office, but it's indeed a venture which can be cherished"
- Express India |
| 3.0 |
"a well-made film, but it's for a handful of viewers in a handful of cities"
- IndiaFM |
| 3.0 |
"Don’t miss this gem of a movie"
- DNA India |
| 3.0 |
"you'll understand what one means when one says that sometimes good things come in small packages"
- IBN Live |
| 3.0 |
"On the box office, the film will find it hard to impress, but on the faces of children it will bring an endearing smile"
- RadioSargam |
| 3.0 |
"is limned by bravura performances by Pankaj Kapur and Shreya Sharma, surely meriting a matinee out with the family"
- Hindustan Times |
| 2.5 |
"Watch the film merely to see simplicity running through each scene, this one is no great flick"
- Business Of Cinema |
| 2.5 |
"One cannot call this Vishal Bharadwaj’s best film but it nonetheless is something you would like to watch with your family"
- IndiaTimes |
| 2.5 |
"Don’t go looking for another Makdee and you won’t be disappointed"
- Mid-Day |
| 2.5 |
"is ostensibly the first advertised 'children's film' I've seen in long. One that truly appreciates an adult's intelligence as much"
- Mumbai Mirror |
